Transcript Government in U.S.

25 January 2016
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Bellringer – Take out your HW and your Greece Packets
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Polis Challenge - Packet page 8 – 8.2 Graphic Organizer –
Work as a Group!
Discuss HW from Friday together
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Democracy – US vs. Ancient Greece
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Homework – Review 8.2
• Packet page 9
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Fill in the 8.2 Chart with the following phrases:
~“Rule by the people”
~“Rule by Few”
~“Rule by one”
~Aristocrats ~Peisistratus
~Rich land owners
took power
~A leader held power through the use of force
~Able to stay in power b/c they had strong armies & people
supported them
~People are encouraged to speak
~Pericles
~Government is based on the votes of its free citizens
~How early Athens was ruled
~Cleisthenes
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, fill in the chart with 3 benefits to Athenian Democracy & 3
Good
Bad
Chapter 8.2 Reading HW
Aristocrats & Tyrants Rule
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2.
3.
They were good leaders with strong
armies & had the support of the people.
Because it was ruled by a few nobles
(aristocrats)
They improved Athens and removed
aristocrats from power. (2 points)
________/ 4 points
Chapter 8.2 Reading HW
Athens Creates a Democracy
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2.
Cleisthenes
Because more citizens were needed to
vote on a law.
________/ 2 points
Chapter 8.2 Reading HW
Ancient/Modern Democracy
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2.
A democracy in which each person has
a direct vote.
In a direct democracy everyone has a
direct vote – in a representative
democracy, citizens elect officials to
represent and vote for them.
________/ 3 points
Government in the United
States
January 25, 2016
Packet page 8
Who Participates in
Government?
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Anyone over 18 with no felony record
To participate means to vote
1920-Women’s Suffrage
Who Holds Power?
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Citizens vote for Presidents, Senators,
Governors, Mayors, etc.
Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branches
How does one Participate?
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Participate by voting
• Citizens can run for public office (senators,
mayors, president, governors, etc.)
How is Power Distributed?
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Separation of Powers-No branch of
Government can become too powerful
• Legislative, Judicial, Executive
How are decisions made?
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Representatives are voted in by citizens
and they make decisions for you
How is Government Organized
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3 Branches of Government
Judicial (Supreme Court)
Legislative-Congress (House of
Representatives and Senate
Executive (President of the United
States) Head of State and Commanderin-Chief of armed forces
How are Leaders Chosen?
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We vote them in by popular vote