november 12

Mexico and Brazil presented today

Mexico

• government- federal republic
• president- Enrique Pena Nieto
• 5 year terms, he can only serve one term 

How to overthrow 

• Impeach 
• drug cartels take over
• assassination
• step down

Brazil 

• government- federal republic
• president- Dilma Rousseff 
• 4 year terms, she can run for unlimited terms but no more than 2 in a row

How to Overthrow

• impeach 
• assassination 
• step down

november 11

2 more classes presented today. Syria and Israel.

Syria 

• government- republic under an Authoritarian regime 
• been in a civil war since 2011(regime is harsh)
• president is Bashar al-ASSAD
• 7 year terms, supposed to be 2 terms, but he is on his third

How to Overthrow

• have soneone else run(not likely)
• if he dies 
• assasination(not likely)
• NO IMPEACHMENT!!!!!

Israel

• government- parliamentary democracy 
• prime minister- Binyamin Netanyahu (bebe)
• president- Shimon Peres
• 7 year terms for president - 1 term max.
• unlimited terms for prime minister 

How to Overthrow 

• elections 
• impeachment 
• assasination
• 
  

november 7

Today in class 2 more groups presented. Russia and China.

Russia

• government = federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
• Vladimir Putin May 7, 2012
• He has more power the prime minister
•  Prime Minister is Dmitry Medvedev

Putin

• was the prime minister 
• can run 1 more term
• Changed the constitution so he can have 6 year terms instead of 4 year terms 

Overthrow

• no one wants to overthrow him
• no impeachment history on Putin, but you can impeach if you want

Dirt on Putin

• suspected to be involved in the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines 
• Supports terrorist countries

China 

• government = communist state since 1949
• became official communist when agriculture, handicraft, and capitalist industry completed in 1956 (3 major transformation)
• President = Xi Jinping March 2013-2018: 2 terms 
• Prime Minister = Li Kequiang 2013-2018: 2 terms

Ways to change leadership

• NO IMPEACHMENT IN CHINA under a COMMUNIST state 

Hong Kong/Taiwan still have impeachment because they still are a capitalist government 

november 6

 Today in class two more groups presented. Germany and Japan.

Germany

• government = federal republic
• After WW2 Soviate Russia was in charge of Germany. Germany split into East and West. East was communist- Soviate Russia. West was run by US- free to roam
• Berlin Wall separated East and West
• President is Joachim Gauch
• His first term ends 2017- 5 year terms
• Chancellor Angela Merkel 
• third term ends 2017- can be reelected if everyone agrees 

How to overthrow (Germany)

• Impeachment- Same as US, UK, and France
• Assassination 
• Step down as a leader

Japan 

• government = constitutional monarchy 
• has 3 branches- like US
• Diet=Congress 
• oldest hereditary monarchy 
• founded by Jimmu in 660 BC
• Changed constitution after WW2
• Emperor is Akihito 
• he will stay in power until death
• Naruhito - crown prince of Japan- Heir to throne 
• Prime Minister - Shinzo Abe 
• He has no limit on #terms, 4 year terms
• He has the real power

Ways to Overthrow

• petition to overthrow
• His term ends 
• Assassination 

november 4

Today in class we were given one last day to work on our projects. I got to put a few last thing on my PowerPoint and got to ask any last minute questions about the project or content of the project. I still don't know how many slides I needed, but who cares. I think my project is going to be great and I have full confidence in Rosemary and I that we will present our project the best we can and it will blow Mr. Schick's socks off. I hope everyone else's projects will be great and we will again have the best average of all Mr.Schick's classes, that s if Mr. Schick figures that out for us. i wish the best of luck to everyone when they present!!

november 5

Today in class, two groups presented their projects. We had France and the UK go today.  

For France: 

• President is Francois Hollande
• Prime minister is Manuel Valls 
• The prime minister does not have a set length of term
• Hollande was born Catholic but is now atheist
• Valls did not support Hollande when Hollande was running 
• To overthrow the government, you can impeach the president
• Impeachment is the same in France as in the US

For UK:

• Queen Elizabeth I
• David Cameron does the real ruling of the country
• The queen has been in reign for 63 years
• The prime minister does not have a set length of term
• The queen is the only one in the UK that can drive without a license or plate
• To overthrow the government, you can impeach
• Impeachment is the same in the UK as it is in the US

Well that is what I learned today^!

october 30

Today in class we finished up our Power Points for our in class project. We added the finishing touches or for some people, maybe the finishing few slides. I think that Rosemary and I's project on Mexico will be very good. This project was fun and it will be a good way to get a deeper understanding of the governments and leaders of these powerful countries. It could also help us take over the government of a country, but I don't think that will happen any time soon. I think everyone seemed to like this project and is eager to present it to the class, for the most part. I know I have learned a lot about Mexico and its leader. I have also got see some other peoples perspectives about Mexico's government through reading opinion blogs and such. (none of the information I read on blogs and such went into my power point.)