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What kind of government did India have?
Democratic government
What is significant about India’s government?
Became the largest democracy in the world
How many people were included in India’s government?
1.4 billion
Who was the first female prime minister of India?
Indira Gandhi
What was Indira Gandhi convicted of?
Restricting democracy and cheating in an election
Who was Gandhi assassinated by and why?
Her Sikh bodyguards who believed she discriminated against them
According to Gandhi, how did the people in the West misjudge the Indian people?
Said that if you can’t read, you’ll get taken advantage of and exploited. Gandhi didn’t agree that education/literacy gives wisdom and understanding
What type of government does Finland have
Parliamentary democracy
What is a parliamentary democracy?
Voters can choose members of a parliament and those parliamentary members vote for the prime minister
What is the "“Nordic Model”?
People pay some of the world’s highest tax rates (52%) in exchange for a social welfare system that covers child care, healthcare, and education
In which situations does the Finnish government promise to help people with substinence?
Unemployment, illness, disability, birth of child, loss of provider, during old age
What choices does the Finnish government promise the people that they can make themselves?
Ensuring well-being of children/personal development
Right to a healthy environment
Earning livelihood (employment, occupation, commercial activity)
What are some characteristics of politically left governments?
Power shared among people; high tax rates; larger government with social welfare guarantees; regulations on business to protect workers; less nationalistic and more open to immigrants; tolerance of changing ways of life
What are some characteristics of politically center governments?
Balance of power between leaders and people; medium tax rates; medium sized government with some social welfare guarantees; some business regulations; moderately nationalistic/open to immigrants; balance between preserving and changing ways of life
What are some characteristics of politically right governments?
One powerful leader or small group of powerful leaders; low tax rates; smaller government with fewer social welfare guarantees; few business regulations; more nationalistic and less open to immigrants; wanting to preserve ways of life
What are Intuit people called?
Eskimos
Why are the Intuit people egalitarian?
Little social hierarchy
How do the Intuit people govern their people?
Elders and people with special skills are respected, but everyone plays a role in making community decisions
What kinds of oppression did Canadian officials put on the Intuit people?
Forced children to attend residential schools, forbade children to speak native language, exploited natural resources from their land, relocated them from their homes
Inuuqatigiitsiarniq
Respecting others, relationships and caring for people
Tunnganarniq
Fostering good spirits by being open, welcoming, and inclusive
Pijitsirniq
Serving and providing for family and/or community
Aajiiqatigiinniq
Decision making through discussion and census
Pilimmaksarniq
Development of skills through observation, mentoring, practice, and effort
Piliriqatigiinniq
Working together for a common cause
Qanuqtuurniq
Being innovative and resourceful
Avatittinnik Kamatsiarniq
Respect and care for the land, animals and the environment
How are decisions made in Intuit communities, and how is this different from a democratic “majority rules” model?
Through discussion and consensus
What the majority say, they do. It’s easy to ignore the people and ideas who didn’t win in “majority rules”. Consensus allowed agreement to be built through discussion. Everyone’s ideas were taken in
What special roles do elders and young people have in the Turaaqtavut?
Elders: Help remember the past and use it to shape our future
Youth: positive-minded and take advantage of opportunities for education, travel, and employment
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