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Benchmark Review Test Thursday January 26, 2017 North Korea • • • • Unlimited Government Ruled by One Censorship of free speech Low personal use of technology China • Censorship of free speech • Discourage demonstrations and marches against the Chinese form of communist government • Led by communist party officials • Does not allow citizen participation • Improved it’s economy by using free enterprise • Increased profits by opening up to free enterprise United States • Ruled by many • Democracy lead by a President • July 4, 1776 Continental Congress declared America independence from England • Voting is a responsibility in elections • Mandatory responsibilities are: paying taxes and jury duty • Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments • Bill of Rights: guarantees freedoms to all U.S. citizens Soviet Union • • • • No voting Rule by one Prices controlled by government Shortages of important good contributed to the efforts to modernize the Soviet economy during 1980’s-1990’s Russia • Allow multiple political parties • People are allow to vote in open elections • Government has a Prime Minister South America Limited Government Countries • • • • El Salvador Brazil - gained independence from Portugal Argentina Chile Democratic (country) • • • • Major responsibility is voting Individual rights are protected by the government Majority rules Free enterprise works best in a democracy Responsibility in a Representative Government • Voting for state office holder • Attending city council meetings • Voters elect a president to head the executive branch. • Voters elect both houses of the legislature Types of Government Unlimited (Rule by One) • North Korea • Soviet Union • Cuba • • • • • • Limited (Ruled By Many) United States Canada El Salvador South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden United Kingdom Limited Government Ruled By Many Democracy Constitutional Monarchy Constitution Constitution Voting Voting United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador United Kingdom, Sweden Unlimited Ruled by One Junta: Ruled by few Dictatorship Led by communist party officials No Constitution No Constitution No Voting No Voting North Korea, Cuba, Soviet Union China Reasons to Limit Government • • • • • • Prevent violations of rights Economic freedoms (ex. US & Canada) Elections are open to all eligible voters A written plan of government (constitution) Have a constitution Human rights, economic freedom, and tyranny Europe • Power is shared between two executive leaders Basic Institutions Common to all Societies • • • • Government (ex. limited or unlimited) Economic systems (ex. market or command) Educational systems (ex. years of required school years) Religious practices (ex. Catholic, Muslim, Hinduism) Types of Economies Market • Prices controlled by the consumer • Government exercises less control of the economy • Free enterprise system Command (Communist) • Prices controlled by government • Government decides what to produce • Opposite of the free enterprise system Reading Charts Economic Indicators for Selected Countries Country Life Gross Domestic Expectancy Product per capita Literacy Canada 80 $ 29,400 97% Cuba 77 $ 2,300 97% Ethiopia 41 $ 750 43% Peru 71 $ 4,800 91% • As literacy goes up life expectancy goes up • A high GDP gross domestic product means a country is more developed
