1. Students will understand the main political and economic systems of the world.
A; there are 3 types of Economic systems and 7 types Potitical sytems.
Economic;
*socialism- government owns all bussinesses
*capitalism- community people own the bussinesses.
*mixed economy-
Political;
*direct democracy- people make desicions for themselves.
*representative democracy- people are elected.
*absolute monarchy- a govenrment with a ruler no limits.
*constitutional monarchy- a govenrment that strictly follows a constitution with limited powers.
*dictatorship- normally evil governement
*theory of communism-a theory that people own nothing, they belong to everyone.
*practice of communism- a goverment is very controlling and noone has a say.
*anchary- no government
2. Students will understand the differences between the major political parties in the United States.
Republicans like to be save and not change often, stay out of peoples bussniess, Democrats are liberal and like change. Republicans dont raise taxes and wants government invovlment. Democrats believe that people should have private and social life.
*Taxes;
Democrats- raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public programs.
Republicans- dont raise taxes to help small bussiness.
*Prayer in school;
Democrats- believe it violates seprate church and state.
Republicans- its a relegious life and our heritage.
3. Students will understand the causes and effects of global warming.
Human Causes- the polution causes higher temp and make the universe heat up NAtural Causes- people believe that it is just natural and we cant help it.
Effects;
ocean levels high
Ice caps melt
Cities on coast destroyed
Droughts/ Floods
MAking people move out.
4. Students will understand the causes and effects of overpopulation.
Causes;Women aren't educated about sex ed.
Male dominates women so forced to have babies.
Has more babies because they dont know how many will survive.
Having babies till the males.
Effects;
Over populations
Poerty
High Crime rates
Lack of water and food
More garage
7. Students will be able to explain their understanding of recent current events(Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Darfur, Rwanda, Somalia, Revolutions in North Africa/Middle East).
*Rwanda had a genocide occur in 1994 they killed over 800,000 people, because they looked different and were a differnet group. There was two differnent groups, Tutsi and Hutu. Hutu started killing tutsi caus they believed that they ruined the country when they lead.
*Darfur had a war that started in 2003 it was between SLM and JEM, they were mad at the goverment because they were taking their land away. They needed the land to surivive becuase most of them are farmers. 400,000 were killed, and many were attacked by "devil on horse back" when they would go and attack people by riding horses or camels.
*Iraq- we just got out of iraq after beening over there for since 2003, and the believe that Sodam Hosan had wepaons but they found out he didnt and know we are out.
*Afganistan- We are in war over there because they were the ones who were in charge of 911, so we invaded Afiganstan because Al Queda and Osama Bin Laden were having the people train there.
*Somilia- there is pirates, that are killing people that go in out of the country to it is causing them to not beable to get food into the country and they are not able to leave the country either.
* NA/ME- people are protesting there goverment because they want more freedom and some leaders are stepping down peacefully but others are wanting to give there life to just lead.
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