Describe democracy and authoritarianism
Essential Knowledge:
Factors that indicate the degree of democracy or authoritarianism of states include the extent of state adherence to rule of law, such as:
a. The principle that a state should be governed by law and not arbitrary decisions made by individual government officials
b. The degree of state influence on or control of the media
c. The degree and practice of free and fair elections
d. The degree of transparency of governmental decision making
e. The nature of citizen participation in government
Opener:
Assignment #1 -
Click on the assignment link. We are going to complete this assignment for all 6 countries that we will be studying. Nigeria, China, Mexico, Iran, UK, Russia. During class today, you need to complete the chart(s). By the beginning of next class, 1 country needs to be filled out on the assignment.
Click on the assignment link. We are going to complete this assignment for all 6 countries that we will be studying. Nigeria, China, Mexico, Iran, UK, Russia. During class today, you need to complete the chart(s). By the beginning of next class, 1 country needs to be filled out on the assignment.
Homework:
Read pages 35 - 44 (Stop at Topic 4)
Reading the Illiberal Democracy and Vladimir Putin’s Russia Article
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