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Democratically Oriented Governments Summary and Evaluation

Democratically Oriented Governments Summary and Evaluation. Athens Sparta Roman Republic Direct Democracy Hybrid Republic Structure and Operation How a Similar Government Might Look Today Pros and Cons Suitability for Different Societies. Testing Your Knowledge.

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Democratically Oriented Governments Summary and Evaluation

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  1. Democratically Oriented GovernmentsSummary and Evaluation AthensSpartaRoman Republic Direct Democracy Hybrid Republic Structure and Operation How a Similar Government Might Look Today Pros and Cons Suitability for Different Societies

  2. Testing Your Knowledge • On a piece of paper that you will turn in, write your answers to the following questions: • What do we mean by a “democratically oriented government”? • Athens was a limited absolute or direct democracy. What do we mean by a “direct or absolute democracy”? • Rome was initially a republic. What do we mean by “republic”? • Sparta was a hybrid between the two. How did it combine features of a direct democracy and a republic?

  3. Reviewing and Evaluating Athens • As a group, discuss and develop answers to the following questions (make sure everybody writes them down): • What made the Athenian government a direct democracy? • How did it work in governing the city-state? • How might a absolute democracy work in the world today? • What were its strengths and positive features and its weaknesses or negative features • How might modifications of direct democracy like those used by Sparta make it stronger/better or weaker/worse?

  4. Consider the Following • Since the days of colonial America, towns in New England would regularly convene town meetings to discuss issues and make decisions for the town. All residents of the town could participate. What type of government is this? • Many states in the western U.S. have “initiatives” and “referendums”. Initiatives are laws proposed by citizens and referendums are proposed by state legislatures. Both are voted on by citizens. What type of government is this?

  5. Reviewing and Evaluating Athens • Think back and review everything we read and discussed about Athenian society, Athenian government and life in Athens. Then consider the following questions: • Who would absolute democracy be good for? • What type of people? • In what type of society? • In what circumstances? What type of society in what circumstances would be best suited to a government like Athens that practiced absolute democracy? Why? • Who would absolute democracy not be good for? • What type of people? • In what type of society? • In what circumstances? What type of society in what circumstances would be poorly suited to a government like Athens that practiced absolute democracy? Why

  6. Reviewing and Evaluating Rome • As a group, discuss and develop answers to the following questions (make sure everybody writes them down): • What made the Roman government a republic? • How did it work in governing Rome? • What are some other ways that a republican form of government might be structured (can you think of any today)? • What were its strengths and positive features and its weaknesses or negative features • How might Rome’s republic be changed to make it stronger/better?

  7. Reviewing and Evaluating Rome • Think back and review everything we read and discussed about the Roman Republic. Then consider the following questions: • Who would the republican form of government be good for? • What type of people? • In what type of society? • In what circumstances? What type of society in what circumstances would be best suited to a government like Rome that practiced the republican form of government? Why? • Who would the republican form of government not be good for? • What type of people? • In what type of society? • In what circumstances? What type of society in what circumstances would be poorly suited to a republican form of government like Rome’s? Why?

  8. Democracy vs. Republic • Discuss with group: • Assume you have to recommend a form of government to a newly formed country. • Under what circumstances would you recommend a democracy over a republic? • Under what circumstances would you recommend a republic over a democracy? • Why?

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