Social Studies - Divine Right Flashcards
What is absolute monarchy?
Many early leaders developed as absolute monarchs and inherited their leadership. Absolute monarchy is when 1-2 people rule the whole country and can do anything with it. An example is Tsar Nicholas II who treated people like peasants.
Who was the last absolute monarch?
The last absolute monarch was Nicholas the II who abricated in 1917.
Who is Rasputin?
a peasent monk who was in the royal household to cure the son Alexis as he had haemophilia
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
the last absolute monarch in Russia
What is abdicate?
giving up position or power
What is a dictatorship?
a form of government held by 1-2 people who hold all power
What is a democracy?
a formed government of different parties but one party being leadership of a country by elections
State some differences between dictatorships and democracies.
dictatorship only has 1-2 people in power
democracy has 1 party but has 120 seats in parliament
What is a personality cult?
something a dictator uses to make them seem better than they are, brainwashing stories that could be fake
What is communism?
a belief of a society without different social classes in which methods of production are owned and controlled by all members
What does the hammer and sickle mean in the Communist Flag?
represents a union between agricultural and industrial workers
What is the Russian Revolution?
It happened in 1917 when Nicholas abdicared and Russia withdrew from the war. Nicholas got assassinated in 1918
Who was the first communist leader in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
Who is Stalin?
He was Russia’s communist dictator after Lenin died
What did Stalin do as a communist leader?
He wanted Russia to be modernised so he made all peasants work and live together in a farm to increase food production
Who is Karl Marx?
He was a social thinker who helped Vladimir Lenin with his decisions such as Europe being industrialised, workers would take over the factories etc
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Lenin was the 1st communist leader for Russia who followed of Karl Marx’s ideas who established a communist police and labour camps
What is propaganda?
information typically biased or misleading used to promote a political cause
What is a example of Propaganda?
When Stalin used propaganda to influence the thinking of the Russian public
What are features of dictatorship?
No freedom of speech
Power has to be delivered by force
There were no rival political parties
Propaganda
LeWhat are features of democracy?
Regular elections every 3-4 years
Freedom of speech
Power is achieved by winning elections
Many different parties
What is the evolution of human rights and democracy?
the political system that provides an enviroment for the protection and realisation of human rights
What is the magna carta?
When King John abused his monarch power so he got forced to write the magna carta
When did the magna carta happen?
1215
What would the magna carta limit from King John?
his power such as not being allowed to put people in prison without having a fair trial and to prevent the king from exploiting his power
True or false: The magna carta was the first document ever signed by the king to stop the king and government exploiting their power.
True
What is the United Nations?
United nations is the organisation to maintain peace between countries and they created the human rights
What are two symbols of peace?
Dove - represents peace
Olive branch
What are safeguards for democracy?
a law, rule or something that is done to protect someone or something from harm or damage
What is a suffrage? (universal)
The right to vote particularly used when women weren’t allowed to vote
What is a ostrakon?
a piece of pottery you would use in a ballot in the ancient greek times
When did women get the right to vote?
1893
Who was able to get women the right to vote?
Kate Sheppard
How and why did women get the right to vote?
By having petitions and declaring violence as the women wanted their voice to be heard
What are the 6 threats to democracy?
voter apothy
revolution from the people
the emergence of a dictator
invading armies
the influence of big business on government
corruption of politicians
What are the pros of democracy?
all people have a equal say
change can occur by voting
freedom of speech by human rights
less likely to go to war
sense of belonging by patriotism
smooth transitional change of leadership
What are the cons of democracy?
law making is slow
elections occur every 3 years which makes it hard for government to make long term changes
How often does NZ have elections?
3 years
What does a MMP system stand for?
Mixed Member Proportional
How many seats are in Parliament?
120
How much is majority?
61
What are the 6 parties?
Labour
National
Maori
Act
Green
Who is Prime Minister right now?
Chris Hipkins is temporary but very soon to be Chris Luxon with relying leaders behind him being Winston Peters and David Seymour
What are the colours of every party?
Labour - red
National - blue
Act - yellow
Green - green
Maori - black
What are policies for Labour?
securing NZ’s economy
lifting children out of poverty
fix the housing crisis
What are policies for National?
lower cost of living
restore law and order
deliver better health
What are policies for Act?
fix housing crisis
law and order
fix cost of living
What are policies for Green
agriculture and rural affairs
accident compensation
animal welfare
What are policies for Maori
- Whanau first
- criminal justice
- Te reo maori
Who are MP’s?
MP’s are the local representatives for areas all over the country eg (Simeon Brown for Pakuranga; National)
Who is Kate Sheppard?
The advocate who started the petition for women in NZ to have a vote who is now on the $10 dollar note
Who is the Govenor General of NZ?
Cindy Kiro
What is the role of the speaker?
to make sure that members are following rules and state different matters for politicians to have a say
