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Political Systems Guided Notes

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Monarchy Draw an image to represent a dynasty
Who has power in a monarchy? and explain why a dynasty is
 important

What is a dynasty?


Who is this? What is he

an example of? What is the “Divine Right of Kings?”
 

What is an absolute monarchy?



Put yourself in the shoes of a

Advantages monarch. What type of monarchy
 would you want? Why?

Who is this? What is she

an example of? Disadvantages
 

What is a constitutional monarchy?


Put yourself in the shoes of a
commoner. What type of monarchy
would you want? Why?
Advantages

What is seen in this
picture?
 Disadvantages
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Democracy Draw a picture to represent voting.

Who has the power in a democracy? Explain why voting is so important in
 a democracy.

What does a constitution do?

What does this graph 
represent?

Why are equality and civil rights
important in a democracy?


What is a direct democracy?



Advantages


What does this picture Draw a chart showing the levels of

show? What is it an Disadvantages
 representative democracy that exist in
example of? the U.S. and what officials can be
 found at each level
What are examples of direct democracy
in the U.S.?


What is a representative democracy?



Advantages


Disadvantages
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What are examples of representative

democracy in the U.S.?


Socialism Draw a picture representing

What is the end goal of socialism? redistribution of income. Why is this
 an important part of socialism?

What happens to goods and services in

socialism?
What does this graph
represent? How is it 
related to the philosophy
of socialism?

What happens to income in socialism?


What were benefits of capitalism?



Draw a chart showing how elements

of capitalism and socialism are
combined in a mixed economy.

What were drawbacks of capitalism?



What does this flag

represent? What do they
provide examples of?

How does socialism seek to remedy the
drawbacks of capitalism?
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What is a mixed economy?



What are some examples of how a

mixed economy functions?


Communism Draw a picture representing the

What is the end goal of communism? relationship between the bourgeoisie
 and the proletariat. Explain why this
relationship is important to
communism.

What does communism consider most

important in society?
Who is this? How is he 
related to communism?


Who are the bourgeoisie?



Who are the proletariat?



How do the hammer and

sickle represent the
philosophy of
communism?
What is the relationship between the

bourgeoisie and proletariat?
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Why is the relationship between the Draw pictures of some examples of

bourgeoisie and proletariat unequal? the means of production.


Who was in power in communist

dictatorships?

What does this picture
show? Why is it
important? How were communist dictatorships run?
 

What happened to the communist

countries? What are they like today?


Fascism Draw an image showing fascist

What is considered most important in thinking surrounding the nation vs.
fascism? the individual. Why is this an
 important part of fascism?

What is fascism opposed to? Why?

How does the fasces 
represent fascist
philosophy?


What type of nation does fascism hope

to create? What type of government?
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What are some examples of fascist Draw an image showing the type of
countries? government fascist countries have.


Why did those countries become

fascist?


What does this picture

show? Why is it What actions did those fascist countries
important to fascism? carry out?
 

What happened to those fascist

countries?


Review
What is the philosophy behind each political system?
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How is the government structured in each political system?

What are advantages and disadvantages to each political system?

If you were going to design a government, what political system would you use? Would you combine
elements from multiple systems? Why would you choose the system or systems you did?