What is civics?

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Government System

Parliamentary democracy

Elect members to represent in federal parliament

Federal State

Central government for general purposes and server ate local governments for local purposes

Leader styles

Laissez-faire = Leaves task of making Decisions for the group, refuse to accept leadership

Democratic = Sharing ideas and respecting opinions, votes, opinions of others and rights of individual to disagree

Authoritarian = Boss who rules absolutely, decisions made fast, firm,

Responsibilities in candada

Protecting and enjoying our heritage and envoirmentt

Helping others in the community

Voting in elections

Serving on a jury

Taking responsibility for oneself and ones family

Obeying the law

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Democracy: People have the authority to deliberate and vote for the leader, allows citizens to decide how their country or community will be run

Disadvantage: - Slow decision-making process - lack of accountability - lack of political education - manipulation or control of public opinion

Advantages: - Improve =ity of decision making - citizens have = electing weight - government held accountable - better quality of life

Communism: Advocates absence of social classes, common ownership of resources and production.

- China - Cuba - Vietnam - Laos - North Korea

Disadvantages: - Restriction of human rights - bad economic performance - restricts cultures inequality - limited consumer choices

Advantages:: - everyone is equal - no competition - everyone has job - stable economic system

Autocracy: System of absolute power of a country is given to one ruler (autocrat)

- Soviet Union, ruled by Joseph Stalin - Japan, ruled by Adolf Hitler - Germany, ruled by Hirohito - Russia, ruled by Vladimir Putin - Italy, China, Cuba, Venezuela

Disadvantages: - Discourages feedback - greedy leader can abuse power - instills fear in people - large amount of stress on leader

Benefits: - Decisions made quickly - Clear chain of command - Productive - Defined visions

Oligarchy: A government where all the power is in a small group of people

Examples: Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, Turkey

Disadvantages:∫ - Concerns of the lower classes will be ignored - rich will benefit more than the poor- the rich get richer and the poor get poorer - same as dictatorship

Advantages: - decisions can be made quickly - may have expert leadership, avoids danger of one person rule - most educated members of society - members listen to each other, work tg - stable, organized

Plutocracy: a country or society ruled by the very wealthy

Theocracy: ruled. By religious leaders who make the country’s laws the same as their religion

Usually rich and in the same family

All forms of governments have:

Have a justice system

Fund the military

Make laws and collect taxes

Have a leader

Provincial Government

Federal Government

Criminal law

Marriage and divorce

Banking system

Postal service

Aboriginal affairs

International trade

Foreign diplomacy

National defense

Representative democracy

Constituents are

Form of government in which politicians (representatives r selected thru electrons to make policy and pass laws on behalf of citizens

Issues important to the public

Rights and responsiblities

How public decisions are made