1. 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

2. Parliamentary Democracy Presidential Democracy

3. • 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

4. Parliamentary Presidential System
System
Executive Executive Legislature
Select
Legislature
Elect
Citizens Citizens

5. • There are TWO types of Democratic governments in the
world
• 1. Presidential
2. 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…

6. • 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,

7. • 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

8. • 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

9. • 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??

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

12. Democracy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Not Sure

13. 1.
I have a single ruler with
absolute power.

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

15. • I can be a dictatorship or an
absolute monarchy.

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

17. The citizens have no participation
in my government.

18. • 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?

19. 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?

20. I can be presidential or
parliamentary.

21. • 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…