Citizen Participation
This is when the citizens select leaders or representatives
What is voting?
What is types of democracies?
Well, they are both forms of goverments
What is a democracy and and autocracy?
Kezia is 18 and isn't excited about voting! She questions what is the point since she is told how to vote.
What is an example of a country with an autocracy?
The people elect the chief executive and the legislature
What is Russia?
This is when the citizens speak out against the government
What is protesting?
The citizens vote for the legislature and the chief executive
What is presidential democracy?
Citizen participation is low
What is an autocracy?
Marco recently voted in national elections. He didn't vote for the chief executive but he hopes that the legislature selects a solid head of government.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
The citizens only elect members of the legislature in these countries.
What is the United Kingdom and Germany?
This is when a citizen decides that they want to be elected to a position in the government
What is campaigning or running for a political office?
The citizens vote for the legislature and indirectly for the chief executive
What is parliamentary democracy?
Citizen participation is the foundation of this form of government
What is democracy?
Elizabeth wants to watch the K Pop group, Stray Kids, that her cousin in Spain wrote about in a letter. However, she is unable to watch Stray Kids or any other K Pop groups online because the president of her country says that K Pop groups are a waste of time.
What is an autocracy or a dictatorship?
What is the title of ceremonial leaders in the United Kingdom and Germany?
This is when citizens use their signature to let the government know how they feel about a situation
What is petitioning?
What is parliamentary democracy?
They both have these features?
What is a chief executive and a legislature?
In country X citizens are campaigning for positions in the legislature and to be the chief executive
What is a presidential democracy?
These two countries have prime ministers but one is the chief executive and the other is the assistant to the chief executive.
What do the United Kingdom and Russia have in common?
__________________ wtihout representation
What is no taxation?
The citizens have more say in leadership but the chief executive has less influene over laws
What is a presidential democracy?
It is not uncommon for autocracies to use this form of control
What is censorship?
Noah and Esteban went to the dedication of the newst space center in country M. Noah gushed, "Look there is the King, he's been the head of government forever!" Esteban laughed and said, "He's not our chief executive. You are too silly!"
What is a ceremonial leader?
It is a democracy but it still uses censorship and limits the rights of citizens...similiar to when it used to be an autocracy and had another name.
What is Russia (the former Soviet Union)?