Describe the main political and economic systems in the world.
1.) Communism- A dictater make everything in the country equal, takes people's rights, no rich or poor because money is spread out.
2.) Dictatorship- System in which one ruler has ultimate control over the entire country.
3.) Anarchy- Place with no government control, people have to depend on each other.
4.) Socialism- System where businesses belong to the government, and taxes are taken from the rich and given to the poor.
5.) Capitalism- System where businesses belong to private owners instead of the government.
6.) Absolute Monarchy- Where a King or queen has all of the power.
7.) Constitutional Monarchy- A leader like a King or Queen's power is limited because of a constitution.
8.) Democracy- Where the citizens vote on representatives or some decisions.
9.) Direct Democracy- People vote on things directly instead of having representatives to vote for them.
10.) Representative Democracy- Where people elect representative to vote on issues, instead of everybody voting on it.
What are the major divisions between Democrats and Republicans in the US?
Republicans) Trickle down theory- don't tax the rich as much so they spend money, and create jobs. Rugged individualism- every man for himself. Abortion- Republicans are prolife which means that they do not support abortion. Immigration- Republicans believe that there should be stricter rules on immigration, and less people should be coming over the borders. Gun Control- Republicans believe that we should be able to own guns because of the 2nd amendment, right to bear arms.
Democrats) Focus a lot on education. Abortion- Prochoice, Believe that the mother should have the choice. Immigration- Believe that immigrants should have a chance to find work, or education in our country. Gun Control- Believe that ther should be much stricter rules on owning guns.
What were the results of the 2012 Presidential election? What caused President Obama to win?
President Obama, and vice president Joe Biden beat out Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the 2012 Election. President Obama won because he got the majority of the votes from the minorities, and women. He also go the votes from highly populated cities.
What are the major social issues facing the world due to overpopulation, poverty and inequality?
Overpopulation– Requires more homes and roads. Many people live in slums, and with more people, there are less options for education. There will also be more food shortages.
Poverty- There are 1.4 billion people are living on less than $1.25 a day. These people have no way of obtaining education and usually suffer from severe hunger. Last, they also have no access to medicine.
Inequality– Women are not offered equal opportunities, and they usually don’t have jobs. If they do have a job, a man usually makes more money. Most girls in Sub- saharan Africa don’t go to school, African Americans and Minorities are also not treated as equal.
What major issues have specific areas in Africa had in the last thirty years?
Syria – The problen in Syria now is the Syrian Civil War. The reason this issue began was the Arab Spring. There were two major things that caused the Arab Spring. A lot of people protested for President Bashar al-Assad to resign. They also protested for the end of the secular Ba’ath Party which had been in power for five decades. Because of all the protesting, the Syrian army was sent out to control the crowds. The army was told to fire at civilian’s protesting, if there were armed protesters. Civilian militias were formed to fight against the Syrian Army.
Somalia - Somalia Civil War - 1991. This war is still going on. Siad Barre, their dictator, was kicked out. Al Shabab is the main pirate terrorist group. There was a new president elected in September, 2012. This president is Hussan Shikh Mahamud. There is no central government.
South Africa- The government is racist. This was controlled by the Afrikaans (Dutch). They segregated the blacks. 1948 - 1994. 1990 - President de Klerk began reforms to end the racist government. in 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected.
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