1. Students will understand the main political and economic systems of the world.
Capitalism- people own their own buisnesses
Communism- a social, political and economic ideology
Socialism- an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production[dubious – discuss and cooperative management of the economy
Dictatorship- where one person rules a country an example is Adolf Hitler.
Oligarchy- A few people rule
Anarchy- There is no Government
Representative Democracy- people elect representtatives/officials to speak
Theory of Communism- karl marx stated that theres the haves and the have-nots. the haves were the capitolist... which ment that the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer.
Constitutional Monarchy- king/queen rule but have to follow a constitution.
Absolute Monarchy- when there is a king and queen
Mixed Economy-A mix of capitalism and socialism. People own businesses and the government owns businesses as well.
2. Students will understand the differences between the major political parties in the United States.
Republicans-Conservative, believe in laissez-faire, trick-down theory, and rugged individualism.
Favor: Military Spending, Death Penalty, and Prayer in school.
Don't Favor: Abortion, Flag Burning, Gun Possession, Environmental Laws, Race Laws, Minimum Wage Raise, Cut Taxes, and Gay rights.
Democrats- Liberal. Believe in environmental laws, increase taxes, and private affairs.
Favor: Abortion, Flag Burning, Gun Possession, Environmental Laws, Race Laws, Minimum Wage Raise, Cut Taxes, and Gay Rights.
Don't Favor: Military Spending, Death Penalty, and Prayer in School.
3. Students will understand the causes and effects of global warming.
Causes: Possibly caused by humans. We are creating greenhouse gases and high amounts of c02. It could also be caused by Nature. There have been times in earth's history where the earth was eathier cooled or heated. Global warming could be a mix of the two or one or the other.
Effects: Greenhouse gases and high levels of C02 which might be a leading cause of the heating of earth. Sometimes it will lead to floods, droughts and other natural disasters.
4. Students will understand the causes and effects of overpopulation.
Causes: High birth rate and lower death rate causes more babies to be born than more people dieing. Women are getting pregnant at a younger age and more often. Population has also grown becaue of less people dieing from diseases because of the improvement of medicines.
Effects: Lower resources, less living space, more poverty
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).
Iraq- The US went into Iraq to start the Iraq War in 2003. We went there to find Sadam Hussein and to find Weapons of Mass Destruction. It turned out that they didn't have any and we stayed there until just this last week. All of the troops should be out by the end of this year.
Rwanda- A genocide in Rwanda happened a while ago. The Whu Tus wanted to kill the Tootsies. The Europeans favored the Whu Tus because they resembled them better. When the president of Rwanda was shot down, the Whu Tus started killing off the Tootsies. Other countries tried to help but they didn't last long in Rwanda. After a while, peace broke out.
Afghanistan- The US invaded Afghanistan after the 9/11 incident. We wanted to find al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. Afghanistan allowed the Taliban to train in their country. We are still there and we are hoping to be out soon.
Iran- The president of Iran, Ahmadinejad doesn't like Israel. He wishes that it didn't exist. They also have nuclear power and we don't want them to develop them for weapons.
Revolutions in North Africa/Middle East- In these areas, some leaders of some countries are trying to be overthrown. The main ones are in Egypt and Libya. The main reason that people are rebelling is that they are trying to become a democracy and they believe that the leaders have been in power for too long. In Libya, the leader Gadafi has been killed. The people of these countries have been winning so far.
Darfur- In Sudan, a genocide has been happening in the area of Darfur. The Sudan government has been sponsoring a Janjaweed militia. The Janjaweed is a militia group that favors Arabian people. They have been attacking Darfur for resources and money.
Somalia- There has been a drought and malnutrition, but the main thing that is going on is that Somalia is an Anarchy for a while.
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