1) Students will understand the main political and economic systems of the world:
Political:
Direct Democracy- People make the decisions ; so basically the people are in charge.
Representative Democracy- Form of government where elected/certain people have say for a large group of people. Example, the United States.
Constitutional Monarchy- King or Queen power is very limited.
Absolute Monarchy- King or Queen have control with all power.
Anarchy- a place with no government.
Oligarchy- Can be ran by small groups of people, or people with wealth also.
Dictatorship- Where a leader is in charge, with full power.
Theory of Communism- Where there is no high, middle, or lower class. We are all equal. Karl Marx.
Practice of Communism- Government has all power with the people having no say at all.
Economics:
Socialism- Government owns
Capitalism- People own their own Businesses.
Mixed Economy- Both the People and Government ( or owned Businesses) are combined.
2.) Understand the differences between major political parties in the US.
Republicans-Conservative. Keep things the way the need to be, more religious, little taxes and less of a government.
Democrats- Liberal. Try to make changes, just the opposite of a Republican,( wants to higher taxes for rich)
Tea Party- The tea party is for people who are not republican or Democratic. Gives them a side to be on. But the tea party is a very libertarian, wants to stay out of things, and against illegal immigrants.
laissez - fair- government, which would be representatives which gives government limited roll.
Rugged Individualism- Citizens need to do things for themselves.
Trickle down Theory- Big businesses taxes cut, which should go down into the middle and lower classes.
3.) Students will know the cause and effects of Global Warming.
Causes- would be people, little fossile fuels and pollution.
Effects-Climate change, sea level rises, and weird weather goes on.
4.)Students will understand the cause and effects of overpopulation.
Cause- Many people are having children when they are younger or in developing countries, poeple are not getting an education.
Effects- Resources will run out, we will not have enough land to put the people.
7.)Students will be able to explain their current events
Iraq- Troops officially sent home last week, Do not know if their government is stable or not.
Afghanistan- Osama Bin Ladin, Us went over after 911
Iran- troops are going to be taken out government should be stable.
Darfur- Genocide, located in Sudan. There is now a North and South Sudan, because of there conflicts with each other, South Sudan is different from their religion and ethnic groups.
Rawanda- Houto and Tutsies, where there are fighting.
Somalia- Malnutrition people suffered from. Very dry, UN trying to help but resources are running out. So people are fleeing the country.
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