1. SS7CG6a
Describe the ways
government systems
distribute power: unitary,
confederation, and federal.
Concept:
Governance

2. Vocabulary Words To Know
 Unitary
 Confederation
 Federal

3. UNITARY
• characterized by or
constituting a form of
government in which
power is held by one
central authority.

5. CONFEDERATION
• voluntary associations of
independent states that, to
secure some common purpose,
agree to certain limitations on
their freedom of action and
establish some joint machinery
of consultation or deliberation.

7. FEDERAL
• characterized by or
constituting a form of
government in which
power is divided between
one central and several
regional authorities.

9. SSCG6a
Below are distribution of power examples
China United Nations India
and Japan
Group of independent Form of government where
Form of government where
states that have a common power is DIVIDED between
one central group holds one central group and several
interest or purpose that
ALL the power. regional groups.
SHARES the power.
UNITARY CONFEDERATIO FEDERAL
N
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER

10. SS7CG6b
Explain how governments
determine citizen
participation: autocratic,
oligarchic, and democratic.
Concept:
Governance

11. Vocabulary Words To Know
 Autocratic
 Oligarchic
 Democratic

12. AUTOCRATIC
• government in which one
person possesses unlimited
power and the citizen has little
if any role in the government.
(like a dictatorship or even a
monarchy)

13. OLIGARCHIC
• government by the few,
sometimes a government in
which a small group exercises
control especially for corrupt
and selfish purposes. The
citizen has a very limited role.

14. DEMOCRATIC
• a government in which the
supreme power is vested in the
people an exercised by them
directly or indirectly through a
system of representation usually
involving periodically held free
elections.

16. SSCG6b
Below are citizen participation examples
AUTOCRATIC OLIGARCHIC DEMOCRATIC
Government where one Government where a Government where the
person has unlimited small group of people citizens have all the
power and the citizen who have all the power power either directly or
has little if any role or and the citizen has a indirectly through free
rights. very limited role. elections.
NORTH KOREA CHINA INDIA and JAPAN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

17. SS7CG6c
Describe the two
predominant forms of
democratic governments:
parliamentary and
presidential.
Concept:
Governance

18. Vocabulary Words To Know
 Parliamentary
 Presidential

19. PARLIAMENTARY
• a democracy having a parliament, a
system of government having the real
executive power vested in a cabinet
composed of members of the
legislature who are individually and
collectively responsible to the
legislature. May have a Prime
Minister elected by the legislature.

20. PRESIDENTIAL
• a system of government
in which the president is
constitutionally
independent of the
legislature.

21. SSCG6c
Below are democratic government examples
PARLIAMENTARY PRESIDENTIAL
A cabinet (group of people) or Prime The President is elected by
Minister elected by the legislature and
the citizens and is part of the
not the citizens. Legislative branch
that makes the laws have a large executive branch, not the
share of the power. legislative branch.
INDIA and JAPAN SOUTH KOREA
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS

22. SS7CG7a
Compare and contrast the federal republic of
The Republic of India, the communist state of
The People’s Republic China, and the
constitutional monarchy of Japan,
distinguishing the form of leadership and the
role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and
personal freedoms.
Concepts:
Governance

23. COUNTR TYPE OF FORM OF VOTING PERSONAL
Y GOVERNMEN LEADERSHIP RIGHTS FREEDOMS
T
Republi FEDERAL PRESIDENT PARLIAMEN These include
c of REPUBLIC: TARY individual rights
India a govt. in which How does the president DEMOCRAC common to most
the powers of become the leader? Y democracies, such as
the central President is elected by equality before law,
government are an electoral college Universal freedom of speech,
limited and the consisting of elected (men and freedom of association
component members of both women) and peaceful
parts (states,
houses of Parliament voting age 18 assembly, freedom to
colonies, or
and the legislatures of years and up practice religion, and
provinces)
the states for a five-year India is the the right to
have some
term (no term limits) world’s constitutional
self-
government largest protection of civil rights.
also; ultimate democracy. These rights are
sovereign guaranteed regardless
power rests of race, religion, caste,
with the voters sex, or place of birth.
who chose Discrimination against
their women is still a major
governmental problem, and the caste
representatives system is still observed

24. COUNTR TYPE OF FORM OF VOTING PERSONAL FREEDOMS
Y GOVERNMEN LEADERSHIP RIGHTS
T
The COMMUNIST PRESIDENT PARLIAMENTAR Although the constitution
People’s STATE: Y guarantees freedom of speech,
a system of How does the president “DEMOCRACY” the Chinese government often
Republic
government in become the leader? uses a state power clause to
of China
which the state President is elected by Universal (men imprison those who are critical
plans and National People's and women) of the government. China is
controls most of Congress for a five-year voting age 18 known for its intolerance of
the economy term (eligible for a second years and up organized opposition towards
and a single - term); National People’s vote for the the government. Opposition
often Congress is made up of National People’s groups are routinely arrested
authoritarian all Communist Party Congress, but the and imprisoned, often for long
party holds members. No substantial people have little periods of time and without
power. political opposition groups say for change trial. Incidents of torture, forced
In other words exist. with only one confessions and forced labor
there is only party to vote for are widely reported. Freedom
ONE political In other words, it of assembly and association is
party that is not a TRUE extremely limited. Also, there is
matters or has “democracy” very heavy government
any power and involvement in the media, with
that is the most of the largest media
Communist organizations being run directly
Party. by the government. Peasants
A true (a majority of the population)
democracy has have fewer rights in reality.
multiple political Families in urban areas are

25. COUNTRY TYPE OF FORM OF VOTING PERSONAL
GOVERNME LEADERSHIP RIGHTS FREEDOMS
NT
Constitutional CONSTITUTIONA PRIME MINISTER PARLIAMENTAR Since the United States
Monarchy L MONARCHY Y
helped rebuild Japan
of Japan AND How does the Prime Minister DEMOCRAC after WWII and write the
PARLIAMENTAR become the leader? Y
Y constitution, many rights
The Diet (legislative branch
consisting of House of are similar and fall under
Universal
a system of Councillors and House of life, liberty, and the
voting age 20
government in Representatives) chooses prime pursuit of happiness
which a and up
minister; constitution requires including freedom of
monarch is that prime minister commands speech, freedom of
guided by a parliamentary majority so
constitution
thought and conscience;
following legislative elections,
whereby academic freedom; the
leader of majority party in House
his/her rights, of Representatives usually prohibition of
duties, and becomes prime minister; discrimination based on
responsibilities monarch is hereditary. In the race, religion, social
are spelled out case of Japan, they have a status, or family origin.
and limited by monarch who is not actively However, Human
written law or involved in national policy trafficking and
by custom. formation or implementation (the
discrimination against
monarch is a
women and ethnic
symbolic/ceremonial position
only); true governmental minorities are still
leadership is carried out by the problems.
Prime Minister who comes from

26. Constitutional Monarchy
form of government that is guided
by a constitution (written set of
laws); the head of state is a
king or queen that has limited
powers; the real power typically
lies with a prime minister that is
elected by the citizens

27. Diet
legislative/law-making body or
parliament in Japan; it is
bicameral consisting of the
House of Representatives
and the House of Councillors

29. Communism
an economic and political system in
which property is owned collectively
and labor is organized in a way that is
supposed to benefit all people; the
government controls all resources
(natural, capital, and human)

30. Which country is a federal republic with a
parliamentary system with three branches of
government; has a president who is chief of
state and a prime minister who is head of the
government; has a bicameral legislature;
citizens 18 and older can vote in the world’s
largest democracy.

31. Which country has an authoritarian communist
government with three branches; a president
(head of state), vice president, State Council, a
premier (head of government); a unicameral
legislature (National People’s Congress); a large
communist political party that supervises 8 minor
parties; men and women 18 and older can vote but
have little influence; citizens are censored from
speaking out or favoring democratic ideals.

32. Which country has a constitutional monarchy with a
parliamentary form of government with three
branches; a prime minister (head of government) and
ministers of state who are civilians and appointed by
the prime minister; there is an emperor, but he lacks
any power and is more of ceremonial figure and symbol
of the state; a bicameral legislature called the Diet who
select the prime minister; people can vote by the age of
20 and elect their representatives by popular vote?