Good Morning!EQ: What are the characteristics of the two forms of democracy?HW: Complete Venn Diagram

SPONGE

#1. Take out your gov’t comic strip#2. Create a “notice and wonder” on a sheet of paper

Create a Venn Diagram

Parliamentary Democracy Presidential Democracy

The TWO Democracies• Presidential-- a system of government

in which the executive branch (president) exists separately from the legislature• Citizens vote for leader•Examples: Russia, US

• Parliamentary – citizens elect legislature, legislature selects the leader•United Kingdom, Germany

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Democracy• There are TWO types of Democratic governments

in the world

• 1. Presidential2. Parliamentary

• Sounds easy enough. So if you have a president, you’re Presidential and if you have a parliament, you’re Parliamentary??

• Ehhh…not exactly. Let me explain…

Parliamentary Democracy•Citizens vote for members of the legislative branch, and then the legislature chooses the leader• The citizens DO NOT get to directly choose the leader

•They have to vote on members of legislature first, and then those representatives choose the leader•Head of government and head of state are TWO different people

Examples: United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia

Presidential• Citizens usually vote for members of the executive AND

legislative branch • Citizens directly vote for the leader

• A single person is elected as the leader• This person is both head of government (chief executive)

and head of state

Examples: U.S.A., Russia, Mexico

Presidential• Unique thing about this type: there’s a separation

of powers between the branches of government• The leader is constitutionally independent of the

legislature• Example: the leader does not make the laws, the

legislature does

Let’s Review…• Parliamentary: Citizens do not vote directly for

the leader. They vote on the legislature, then the legislature chooses the leader.

• Presidential: Citizens directly vote on the leader.

• Which would you prefer to participate in??

•Coach Book: pg 137-138•Read•Fill in Venn Diagram

Who Am I?

This is how you will answer these review questions:

DemocracyOligarchyAutocracyNot Sure

Who Am I?1.

I have a single ruler with absolute power.

In my country, the people are in charge because they can vote.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

• I can be a dictatorship or an absolute monarchy.

• I have a small group of people ruling my country.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

The citizens have no participation in my government.

Let’s Review• 1. What are the two types of Autocratic governments?• 2. Who rules the country in an Oligarchy?• 3. Compare and contrast Autocracy vs. Democracy.• 4. What are the two types of Democratic governments?

Let’s Review

5. How is the leader chosen in a Parliamentary democracy?6. Do the citizens get to choose the leader in a Parliamentary democracy?7. How is the leader chosen in a Presidential democracy?

Who Am I?

I can be presidential or parliamentary.

Mascots!

• Your Task: Create a mascot that will go with the two ways that citizens can participate in Democratic governments, Parliamentary and Presidential.

• Fold your paper in half—on each side:1. Draw and color the mascot. 2. Write a brief description of why the mascot was

chosen.

• Your paper should look something like this…