Standard 12.5
Analyze the origins, characteristics, and development of different political systems across time, with emphasis on the quest for political democracy
Analyze the origins, characteristics, and development of different political systems across time, with emphasis on the quest for political democracy
- 1. Government was based on a network of personal relationships
under a feudal system.
2. U.S Government is a Representative Democracy.
3. John Locke came up with the Social Contract Theory.
4. Communism and fascism are two systems which are centralized and people have no say.
5. Democratic Consolidation builds strong institutions to make sure democracy survives.
Summary: In the past their have been different types of Governemnts and Economys. Some of the Governments are Abosolute Monarchy, Dictatorship, and Democracy. They all have play their own role and have different ways of how they are ruled. Many countries had their own Government. There are three types of Economies in the world. Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism are economies that affect countries. The main type of economy around the world is Capitalism. All the Governments and economies add up to make how we live today.
Question: Have these politcal systems affected us today?
Quote: Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property,
are the rulers. by Aristotle
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