The Role of Presidency

Take 15mins and research the Internet on the role of the presidency.
Then copy and past four links of the research you found.
Provide a paragraph summary of each link that you found.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4683
The president is the living symbol of the nation who stands for the highest values and ideals of the country. Some of the things they do are: awarding medals to the winners of college scholarships, congratulating astronauts on their journey into space greeting visitors to the White House making a patriotic speech on the Fourth of July.

http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~instructtech/institutional_planning/role_president.htm
The President is the chief spokesman articulating the value and importance of strategic planning. He also provides leadership and makes strategic decisions.

http://dawn.thot.net/board_chair.html
The president's job is to make sure the board works as a team and show them leadership but not have complete control.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/agencies/a/presbrief.htm
The president has a cabinet under him who is supposed to advise him in all the decisions he makes.

Economy Assignment

With the help of your textbook and Ch 23, please explain the differences among capitalism, socialism and communism.   Then explain the pros and cons that each hold.


In Capitalism the means of production and distribution are in the hands of the individual. In Socialism the means of production are in the hands of individuals, the means of distribution is in the hands of government. In Communism the means of production and distribution are in the hands of government.
Pros of Capitalism:

Capitalism promotes economic growth by providing an open competition in the market. It provides individuals with far better opportunities of raising their income and thus achieving economic growth.

Cons of Capitalism:

Capitalism makes an economy money-oriented. Business corporations look at the economy with a materialistic point of view. Profitability remains their only primary business goal. Business giants take over smaller companies. Employment rights are compensated with the sole aim of higher productivity.

Pros of Socialism:

In Socialism the wealth of the people is distributed evenly.

Cons of Socialism:

In Socialism the government is too strong in some aspects.

Pros of Communism:

There is the same standard for everyone, there is little crime because the law is strictly enforced, eliminates local cultures and hereditary elites, and a lot of communist countries invest in education.

Cons of Communism:

There is too much focus on the group, instead of the individual, you can't raise your standard without being corrupted and active in politics, no personal freedoms.

Ch 22 Foreign Governments

1.  Pick two countries in Chapter 22 and provide an in depth paragraph on their government and how it operates.Great Britain has a government just like the United States, a democracy. Therefore they handle their government and nation in basically the same way we do.

Japan has a judicial system that's based on the system that the United States uses. On the regional level Japan is divided into 47 political subdivisions. These subdivisions govern over themselves in terms of taxes for roads, hospitals, and police protection. They also have control over the high schools in their region.

2. What are some of the similarities of the countries that are in Chapter 22?All the countries have history of bad governments but have changed and now have governments that are more for the people of their nation.

3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?Each country has their own type of government, none of them are exactly the same.

4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
I think Great Britain does because they are really focused on the people and won't try to force a bill through if there is strong resistance against it.

5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?

The United States government has a democratic government where people vote on things and have rights to their freedom. Most of the governments have now taken parts of the government that the U.S. has to make their government better.