Begin by using Yahoo Kids World Factbook (http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook) to look up your country. When you open your country, click on the government tab. READ the headings to locate desired information. Then, using Kids Net (http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/fo/Form_of_government) find your country's government type to learn more about it.
Reflect on the following questions and post your response on the blog.
3 = List your country's capital city, the date of elections, and the length of service.
2 = Name 2 official leaders and their titles.
1 = In your opinion, what does that government type mean for your country and its people?
Argentina
ReplyDeleteBuenos Aires, April, every four years
President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003)
A republic is a gov't for the people
Belgium
ReplyDeleteBrussels
none; the monarchy is hereditary and constitutional; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and then approved by parliament.
King ALBERT II (since 9 August 1993); Heir Apparent Prince PHILIPPE, son of the monarch
Prime Minister Guy VERHOFSTADT (since 13 July 1999)
The main leader with most votes is usually elected prime minister.
Rwanda
ReplyDeleteKigali, August, 7 year term
President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) Prime Minister Bernard MAKUZA (since 8 March 2000)
Republic government is when people get to elect there own leader or president
Georgia
ReplyDeleteT'bilisi,January,every four years
President Mikheil Saakashvili (Jan.4 2004);prime minister Zurab Noghaideli (since febuary 17 2005)
a republic is a government for the peopl
BRUNEI
ReplyDelete3. capital: Bander Seri Begawan
Election:none
election lenght: no election lenght
2. Sir hassanal bolkiah and Ambassador pengirah ank dato
1.they get to choose if they like the ruler or not.
Brunie is skyla atkins
ReplyDelete3=Berlin,May 23 2004 4years.
ReplyDelete2=chief of state Horst Koehler head of government Angela Merkel.
1=A republic is not a requierment.
2A
ReplyDelete3. Copenhagen, 1972, till death or treason
2. Queen Margrethe 11 (queen) Anders Fogh (primeminister)
1. That there is a king + Queen insted of a president. That we
3.Capital- Luxembourg
ReplyDeleteno election dates. The monarchy is hereditary, therefore there are no certain lengths of service.
2.Grand Duke Henri- since Oct.7,2000
Prime minister Jean-Claud Junker- since Jan.1, 1995
1.Constitutional monarchy, You still have a ruler but they arent as harsh as a dictator
3=Paris, April 22 and May 6, 7 years
ReplyDelete2=President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Francois Fillion
1= democrocy
1. Capital city is Dakar, the elections were last held February 27 2007, term is 5 years and can be voted for 2 terms in a row.
ReplyDelete2. Chief of state is President Abdoulaye and head of government is the prime minister Cheikh Hadjbou Soumare.
1. They have a republic government. I think it would be very good to be in a community where u had some control over who was voted.
Iraq-
ReplyDelete3. Baghdad-capital
there was an election held on Dec. 15 2005 the last one was sometime in 2010
2. President Jalala Talabani
Vice presidents Adil Abd Al-Mahdi and Tarig Al-Hashimi
1. The government means an elected legislature
China
ReplyDelete3. Capital- Beijing
2. President HU jintao
Vice President ZENG Quinghong
1. They have a Communist State. they dont have a lot of freedom and have to follow a lot of rules.
1 Achbrenner
ReplyDelete3. Nicosia , May 2, 2006, and 2 years
2. President Tassos Papadopoulos and Mehment ali and
Presidents
1. It would be like a king or queen being the only ruler expect they are called a president.
Kenya
ReplyDelete3.)capital-Nairoby,election for president date is the ending of december, the president and the vice president serve a 5 year term
2.)the president of Kenya is Mwai KIBAKI and the vice president of Kenya is Moody AWORI
1.)This government is a republic which means that the people are able to vote and basically means that Kenya, in some ways is like, America
Capital city:Astana
ReplyDeleteLast election:December 4,2005
length of service: 7 years.
Offical leaders: Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV(PRESIDENT) Karim MASIMOV(PRIME MINISTER).
its an legislature.
Capital City New Delhi
ReplyDeletelast election May 2009
length of service 5 years
2 official leaders P. KALAM VP. SHEKHAWAT
They have similer things like we do
3=Khartoum 2009 next in 2018 with in9 years
ReplyDelete2=Presdent Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Basher and Vice=Ail Osman TAHA
1=Govt of National Uinty made up of all parties of goverment.
United States
ReplyDeleteWashington D.C., November, 4 year term
President Obama & VP Joe Biden
Democratic republic - people elect the officials in government to represent their interests
1.capitol name-Jakarta
ReplyDelete2.5year terms
3.last held in 2009
4.president sussilo bambang vice president muhabid useff
5.they have a government like ours so that means that our people are treated well like us.
Egypt
ReplyDeleteCario,September,6 years term
President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif
Republic-means that people are able to vote
Republic of Cameroon
ReplyDeleteYaounde, October-December (depends on the year), 7 year term
Chief of State- President Paul BIYA and Head of Government- Prime Minister Ephriam INONI
Unified Republic - the public chooses their leaders and is less of a free republic than a democratic one. I think the people get to make some decisions but the country is still not very free.
Iran
ReplyDeleteTehran,June,4 year term
President Mahunud AHMADI-NEJAD Vice President Parviz DAVUDI
Theocratic Republic: People get to vote for the government officials they want.
Sweden
ReplyDeleteStockholm, September, 4 year term
king Carl XVI Gustaf, princess Victoria
constitutional monarchy-when there is a king and a queen
3. Berlin, 5 term, May 23, 2009
ReplyDelete2. Horst Koehler (president), and Chancellor Angela Merkel (head of government)
1. I think thier government is like the U.S.A.
4A
ReplyDeleteBangladesh
Dhaka, October 1, 2001, 5 year term
President Lajuddin and Ambassador Shamsher
It would be kind of the same, and some things would not be the same, because they only have a president and not a vice president. Instead the have an ambassador
Syria
ReplyDeleteDamascus, May, 7 year term
President Bashar al-ASAD Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al UTRI
Republic-the people get to vote for their leaders
Zambia
ReplyDeleteGovernment type: Republic
Definition: Uses a president in terms, has the country's say in power
Leader: Levy Mwanawasa
Length in power: 5 year terms, can be re-elected
Jordan
ReplyDeleteAmman,no election dates,The monarchy is hereditary there for there are no service lenths.
King Abdallah, febuary 7th,1999
The people elect no one, the leader or king is chosen from birth.
country malawi Nikolai Cairy
ReplyDelete3 capital lilongwe elections 2009 length 5 years
2 chef of state president bin gu wa Mutharika head of goverment president bin gu wa Mutharika
1 multiparity democrosy that malawi has a good goverment
Republic of South Africa
ReplyDeletePretoria,April,5 year term
President Mlungisi Hlongwane, secratary
Blade Nnizmarde
People under eighteen can not vote
Czech Republic
ReplyDeletePrague, Early in the year, five year term
Vaclav KLAUS elected February 28th 2003
Jan SOKOL elected in January of 2008
parliamentary democracy-it means that we represent the president and he represents the country
Finland
ReplyDeleteHelsinki, every six years, January
(the president appoints the prime minister and deputy prime minister) Prime Minister Matti VANHANEN (since 24 June 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Jyrki KATAINEN (since 19 April 2007)
Republic means the country has a say in who is elected.
Indonesia
ReplyDelete3= Jakarta, September 20, 5 year term
2= President Susilo and Vice President Muhammad Yusuf Kalla since 20-10-04
1= Republic- When the people can have a say and vote
#3. Dhaka, just had one in 2012, 5 year term can have 2nd term
ReplyDelete#2. Chief of state,president:lajuddin AHMED
Chief of mission, Ambassador: Shamsher Mobin CHOWDHURY
#1. It means that they get to vote for their next leader. They have a president and two parties. The people live under a government similar to ours.
Egypt
ReplyDelete3:
Capital- Cairo
Date of elections: unknown
Length of service
2:
President Maohammed Hosni MUBARAK
Prime Minister Ahmed NAZIF
1:
I think that the fact that Egypt is a republic country is a good thing, because it means one person has no absolute power. It also means that, sense there is no absolute monarchy, there is no "royal family", and that the rule over Egypt is not passed from father to son.
Saudi Arabia
ReplyDeleteRiyadh, None;monarch is hereditary, Until king hands down throne to heir/heiress
King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud;Heir Apparent Crown Prince SULTAN bin Abd al- Aziz Al Saud
They pass their throne to heir/heiress and there are kings
3.Burma's capital is Rangoon(Yangon),they do not have elections,they do not have a certain amount of time set.
ReplyDelete2.chief of state Sr.Gen THAN SHAW,head of goverment
Gen THEIN SEIN.
1.they have people in charge of the government, they don't have elections they are born into the government.
Mozambique
ReplyDelete3: Maputo, December, 5 year term
2: President Armondo Guebuza, Prime Minister luisa Diogo
1: Republic- Anybody is allowed to become president.
Lithuania
ReplyDeleteVilnius, 13th and 27th of June, 5 year term
President Valdas ADAMKUS (since 12 July 2004) Prime Minister Gediminas KIRKLAS (since 4 July 2006)
A parliamentary democracy is a democratic form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government.
Democratic Republuc of the Congo
ReplyDelete3. Kinshasa, First term, July 2006 Second term October 2006, Election lasts 5 years.
2. President: Joseph Kabila and PM is Antoine Gizenga.
1. They are Republicans which contains a hereditary monarch which is the head of the state. they all contribute and have a public affair.
1A Tunisia madison berry:)
ReplyDelete3. Tunis, they serve a five year term,October 25th 2011 - October 25th 2016.
2.Presedent is zihe El Abidne Benali, prime minester is mohamad ghandhouchi
1. i think that their government means controoll
3. Reykjavik, June 2012, they serve four years.
ReplyDelete2. Chief of State- President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and Head of Government- Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde.
1. Constitution Republic- Generally seek to ensure the rights of individuals and groups within the republic. I think that the country and the people would be pretty happy and in good places. Also that they would get to help choose their rights.
3. Tallinn, September, Terms are for five years
ReplyDelete2.Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP (since 12 April 2005); President Toomas Hendrik ILVES (since 9 October 2006)
1. A Parliamentary republic is a government that has parliament, which means that there are no clear sep[eration of powers for the executive and legislative branches.
That was for Estonia.
ReplyDelete3:my contry dose not have a capital. also there eelection date is dec 7,
ReplyDelete2:afaghanastan had 2 leaders one was wadinlams'e enlmero'e
1: they have presadents like us in the u.s. and its wierd because we were at war with them and now their like us
Greece :)
ReplyDelete3= Athens, February 8, 5 years term
2= president Karlos Papoulias and Prime Minster Kostas
1= Parliamentary Republicmean there are no legislative branches
1A Cameron Courtney
ReplyDelete3=Kathmandu,April 30,may 2006
2=Prime minister- Girijia Prasad Kokala/Deputey Prime Ministers Khandga Prased Oli and Amik Sherchan 1=Parlimental Democracy Like us in a way has three people in charge (President,Vice President,First Ladie
3 = List your country's capital city, the date of elections, and the length of service.
ReplyDeletecapital is Yereran. last Elections in 2008 next Elections in 2013 service is republic.
2 = Name 2 official leaders and their titles.
President & Prime Minister
President Robert KOCHARIAN (since 30 March 1998)
Prime Minister Serzh SARGSYAN (since 4 April 2007)
1 = In your opinion, what does that government type mean for your country and its people?
Republic
capital: Dublin
ReplyDeleteelection day:october 31
leders titles:cheif of state is mary macaleese
head of govement is bertic atlern
2A Latvia
ReplyDelete3- Riga, May 31, 4 Year Term
2- Valdis Zatlers, Aivars Endzins
1- I believe that Latvia's government (Parliamentary Democracy), is fair to Latvia's people.
1A:Kenzie Redmond:)
ReplyDelete3- Antananarivo, December 2006, 5 year term
2- Chief of State: President Marc
Head of Government: Prime Minister Charles
1-Head of Government- It means to be a leader of the government. I think it would be a big job for a person to do. The people would probably be content. They would have good lives!:)
Macey Lovell
ReplyDeleteSri Lanka
3= Colombo, November 2005, 6 years
2= President Mahinda, Chief of Mission: Ambassador Bernard
1= They are Republicans which contains a hereditary monarch which is the head of the state. They all contribute and have a public affair
3= Kiev, 2006 every 5 years,
ReplyDelete2= President Viktor YUSHCHENKO, Ambassador Oleh V. SHAMSHUR
1= It is a republic
Isreal
ReplyDelete3 capital Jerusalem
2 prime minester Ehud Olmefitt.
1 partelmentry demoachrsy whitch is multy party system of goverment.
1W-Spencer Chalstrom
ReplyDeleteMacedonia, the capital is Skopje, and the length in office is 5 years.Then currently in office, Branke Corvenkovski. The goverment is good for economy,wars.
1A Naomi Griffin
ReplyDelete1=Capital Vienna there term is 6 years and the elections are in April
2=chancellor Alfred Gusenbaver Vice chancellor Wilhelm Molterer
1A Chris Deeter
ReplyDelete3.The capital is Beirut, The last elections was 30 June 2005, The length of service is 6 years at a time.
2. Prime Minister Fuad SINIORA and Deputy Prime Minister Elias MURR.
1. the government type is republic.
1A Jacob Burhite
ReplyDelete3=Capital Phnom Penh the term is 5 years and no elections they are selected by a royal monarchy
2=Prime Minister Hun Sen Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng
1= It means that they are a democracy and that they have no right to vote for the president for the country
RACHEL HALM
ReplyDeleteIndia
*capital~ New Delhi
*Ranendra~ ambassodor and Vishuwa Parisha~ political
*its diffrent and strit.
1A Jon Woodhouse
ReplyDeleteCountry- Ghana
Capital- Accra
Government- Constitutional democracy
President- John Dramani Mahama
Abbie Donehoo
ReplyDeleteCountry-Djibouti
Capital-Djibouti
Government- unicameral legislature
President- Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Libya
ReplyDelete1.Tripoli March 2006 term unknown
2.Al.bughdadi Ali-al Mahamud Jamuhiriya
3. i think there life is hard they live with 1 man for 6 years and they mite be mad at him
Joey Pearson
2 period
1.capital:vientiane
ReplyDeletelength of service:unknown
date of elections:2002
2. leaders:president Choummaly s.
prime minister:Bouasone b.
3.the government is not very kind to the people they are very shut off from the world the work force is 80% subsistence farmers but only half the population can read.
capital abu dhabi election in 2009 lenght of service 5 yearsvice president muhammad bin rashid prime minister zahhid al-nuhyyan the people like their goverment
ReplyDeleteItaly
ReplyDelete3-Rome,May 26,2006, every seven years
2- Ramano PROD is the prime minister, Giorgio Napolitano is the president.
1-Goverment type is Republican
A1 Grant Brown
ReplyDeleteEritrea
3-Five year term,8th of June
2-AmbassadorGhirmai,Ghebremariam
1-Government is Transitional Government
1A Isaiah Mork
ReplyDeleteSwitzerland
3- Bern,December 13,2006,every year.
2- President- Micheline Calny, Vice president- Pascal Couchpin.
1- Goverment type is Republican.
NIGERIA
ReplyDeleteBY EMMA HOLMES
1.(government) is multiparty government
2.president good lick Jonathan vice president Namadi Sabo
3.4 year term. capital is Abuja last year of election was 2011
Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
ReplyDeleteunited kingdom londen
Prime Minister: David Cameron (2010)
Government type
constitutional monarchy
no election
1.the zionist are 40%(ablend and the christianity indigenous ancestrat worship)
ReplyDelete2=the romans catholic 20%
1=Muslims 10% other
2=Includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish 30%
3=Tripoli,none,none
ReplyDelete2=none they are a military dictatorship
1=it means no control and having the military control
Georgia
Deletelife expectancy ranked 32 at 78.95, i think this is because their medical treatments are not that advanced.
for internet users they are ranked at 119, i think this is because they dont have computers made their and they have to import them so less people have them
Kuwait
ReplyDelete3= The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait. There are no elections because the amir is hereditary; the amir appoints the prime minister and deputy prime ministers.
2= None; formation of political parties is in practice illegal, but it is not forbidden by law.
1= The Kuwaiti government relly takes care of its people.
3=Monrovia, October 11th 2005, Six years apart
Delete2=Did not last long
1=Bryant took over leadership, Samuel Doe was the president.
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3= Capital Riyadh, No elections, The Allegiance Commission with a committee of Saudi Princes pick future Saudi Kings
ReplyDelete2= King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud; Heir Apparent Crown Prince SULTAN bin Abd-al Aziz Al Saud
1= Monarchy
3. Seoul, December 19 and, every 5 years
ReplyDelete2. The prime minister is HANDUCKSOO. Defaulter prime minister is Kim Woostik.
1. I think it means a grate republic.
1A Jevin Manderscheid
ReplyDeleteMorocco:
3.Casablanca, every five years, 5-year terms.
2.King Hassan II, King Mohammed VI.
1. Democratic, people don't always get a say.
Nepal
ReplyDelete3.Kathmandu, April 2008, 5 year term until 2008 then the government turned into a communism.
2.Ram Boran Yadav, president, Nepal's a communist country so there's only one official person.
1.Communism mean that everyone in Nepal get's the same amount as everyone else.
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List your country's capital city, the date of elections, and the length of service. Stockholm
ReplyDeleteName 2 official leaders and their titles.Carl XVI Gustaf,Fredrik Reinfeldt.
In your opinion, what does that government type mean for your country and its people?It means that Carl XVI Gustaf doesn't role every thing but Fredrik Reinfeldt also is the one ho passes the laws and bills.
4W Gabrielle Martin
ReplyDelete1 Well they had switched governments in the 1970's,they are now a constitutional monarchy. What I think that does to my country is that they really don't have just one ruler,and what it might do to the people is they have to follow all the rules of all the leaders.
2-One of Bhutan's leaders that are official is "Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck",he is the king of Bhutan,they call him the "Dragon King"
DeleteThere is also the Prime Minister of Bhutan,he is "Tshering Tobgay".He is also the leader of the "People's Democratic Party" .
3-The capital of Bhutan is "Thimphu".The term for Bhutan's county is five years.The elections take place on December 31.