World Governments and World Governments and Mapping ActivityMapping Activity

A look at the political leaders A look at the political leaders of the world, and the styles of of the world, and the styles of

political systems.political systems.

Democratic Political SystemsDemocratic Political Systems

USA, Germany, Mexico,India, Canada, Russia,Japan, and the United Kingdom.

RepublicRepublic

--A political order whose head of state is not --A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. a president.

--A nation that has such a political order.--A nation that has such a political order.--A political order in which the supreme --A political order in which the supreme

power lies in a body of citizens who are power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. representatives responsible to them.

--A nation that has such a political order.--A nation that has such a political order.*Examples: Mexico*Examples: Mexico

Constitutional RepublicConstitutional Republic A A constitutional constitutional republic is a is a state where the where the

head of state and other officials are and other officials are elected as as representatives of the people, and must govern of the people, and must govern according to existing according to existing constitutional law that limits that limits the the government's power over citizens. In a 's power over citizens. In a constitutional republic, constitutional republic, executive, , legislative, and , and judicial powers are powers are separated into distinct branches and the will of and the will of the majority of the population is tempered by the majority of the population is tempered by protections for protections for individual rights so that no so that no individual or group has absolute power.individual or group has absolute power.

*Examples: United States *Examples: United States

Constitutional MonarchyConstitutional Monarchy

A monarchy in which the powers of A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler are restricted to those the ruler are restricted to those granted under the constitution and granted under the constitution and laws of the nation. laws of the nation.

There is still a king, queen, prime There is still a king, queen, prime minister, and parliament.minister, and parliament.

*Examples: Great Britain*Examples: Great Britain

FederationFederation A federation is a form of government wherein A federation is a form of government wherein

the state is comprised of several smaller, semi-the state is comprised of several smaller, semi-autonomous political units such as states or autonomous political units such as states or provinces.provinces.

Federations are often a way to create Federations are often a way to create consensus among geographically distinct consensus among geographically distinct groups with competing political and economic groups with competing political and economic interests or ethnic, linguistic, and religious interests or ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities. These groups submit to an over-identities. These groups submit to an over-arching, central government only so long as arching, central government only so long as they can retain some of their autonomy, and they can retain some of their autonomy, and may threaten to break away from the country if may threaten to break away from the country if their demands are not satisfied.their demands are not satisfied.

Non-Democratic Political SystemsNon-Democratic Political Systems

North Korea

China

Cuba

Autocracy/DictatorshipAutocracy/Dictatorship

11 :: the authority or rule of an  the authority or rule of an autocrat (dictator)autocrat (dictator) 2 :2 : government  government in which one person possesses in which one person possesses unlimited powerunlimited power 3 : 3 : a community or  a community or state governed by autocracy…with a state governed by autocracy…with a self-sufficient economic system. self-sufficient economic system.

OligarchyOligarchy

1:1: government by the few government by the few2:2: a  a government in which a small group government in which a small group exercises control especially for exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; corrupt and selfish purposes; alsoalso : : a  a group exercising such controlgroup exercising such control3:3: an  an organization under organization under oligarchicoligarchic control control

CommunismCommunism

Communist state (oligarchy)Communist state (oligarchy) is a is a term used to describe a form of term used to describe a form of government in which the state government in which the state operates under a one-party system operates under a one-party system and declares allegiance to Marxism-and declares allegiance to Marxism-Leninism. Leninism.

ActivityActivity Pass out copies of a blank world outline map.Pass out copies of a blank world outline map. Have students make a map legend, at the bottom Have students make a map legend, at the bottom

left-hand corner of their map, with one icon that left-hand corner of their map, with one icon that represents each of the following styles of represents each of the following styles of government: constitutional monarchy, government: constitutional monarchy, constitutional republic, federal republic (republic), constitutional republic, federal republic (republic), monarchy, autarchy, and oligarchy, federation.monarchy, autarchy, and oligarchy, federation.

Go to the CIA website (click CIA).Go to the CIA website (click CIA). Go to each of the following countries, using the Go to each of the following countries, using the

drop box, and look for “government type”. Allow drop box, and look for “government type”. Allow students time to color in the outline map students time to color in the outline map accordingly.accordingly.

Countries: USA, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Countries: USA, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, North Korea, France, Germany, Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, India, South Africa, and Iraq. Cuba, India, South Africa, and Iraq.