1 / 15

America is a democracy

LO: To understand what is meant by the terms Democracies and Dictatorships . To understand how the implementation of technologies can improve/harm a country. . North Korea is a dictatorship. America is a democracy. Barack Obama . Kim Jong-un. Democracy – Freedom or Foolishness.

reegan
Download Presentation

America is a democracy

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. LO: To understand what is meant by the terms Democracies and Dictatorships.To understand how the implementation of technologies can improve/harm a country. North Korea is a dictatorship America is a democracy Barack Obama Kim Jong-un

  2. Democracy – Freedom or Foolishness Aristotle - A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.

  3. THE ODD ONE OUT!

  4. Adolf Hitler Colonel Gaddafi David Cameron Saddam Hussein Adolf Hitler

  5. Answer: David Cameron

  6. Democracy: A form of government where the people share in deciding how things are run. (Ruled by the people)

  7. Dictatorship: A form of government where the leader has total power.

  8. Advantages and Disadvantages Brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of democracies and dictatorships on sugar paper.

  9. Advantages of Democracy • People have power – voting • People help make decisions • People have their voices heard • People have more freedoms/rights Advantages of Dictatorship • Decisions are made quickly • Some people don’t like to make their own decisions • Dictator is stringent (strict) on rules, regulations, penalties, punishments and rewards Disadvantages of Democracy • Decisions can take a long time to make – debating • Systems can be complicated • Majority rule – what about minority? Minority abuse? Disadvantages of Dictatorship • Often violent • People have no power – over leader, laws, freedoms/rights, etc • Dictator is beyond law – who regulates them? • Old fashioned? HUMAN RIGHTS?

  10. Debate Line • Democracy is the best way to run a country? • Dictatorships never work?

  11. Democracy or Dictatorship? • Free and fair elections. • Democracy • People in charge are beyond the law. • Dictatorship • Ordinary people feel powerless. • Dictatorship • People can change things. • Democracy • The majority (most people) get their way. • Democracy

  12. Democracy or Dictatorship? • Only a small group of people get their way. • Dictatorship • The leader can declare war on anyone he wants. • Dictatorship • You get a chance to change the leader. • Democracy • It normally takes violence to change the leader. • Dictatorship

More Related