Corruption in a democracy
Lesson 3 - How Can Democratic Nations Avoid Corruption?
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Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
1. What is corruption?
2. Why is this a problem in a democracy?
Baron de Montesquieu
-French philosopher who lived in the 1700s
-Theorised the "separation of powers" in a democratic system to avoid corruption
-Power should be divided between- The Executive, The Legislature and The Judiciary
Task
1. Explain who Baron de Montesquieu was in 2 sentences.
The idea here is that if any one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can work together to limit its power and potential for corruption.
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Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
1. What is corruption?
2. Why is this a problem in a democracy?
Baron de Montesquieu
-French philosopher who lived in the 1700s
-Theorised the "separation of powers" in a democratic system to avoid corruption
-Power should be divided between- The Executive, The Legislature and The Judiciary
Task
1. Explain who Baron de Montesquieu was in 2 sentences.
The idea here is that if any one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can work together to limit its power and potential for corruption.
Task: Teacher-Learner
1. Choose who will become an “expert” on each of the three branches of government - Executive, Legislative, Judicial
2. You will have 5mins to read and summarise the information in this link http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html
(also on web page) in 4-5 explained bullet points.
3. Executive branch will “teach” first. Teachers need to close their laptops! You will have 5 mins to teach the “learners” in your group what you know! Learners should aim to explain in their own words what they are being taught in 4-5 bullet points.
4. We will switch round teachers every 5mins!
1. Choose who will become an “expert” on each of the three branches of government - Executive, Legislative, Judicial
2. You will have 5mins to read and summarise the information in this link http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html
(also on web page) in 4-5 explained bullet points.
3. Executive branch will “teach” first. Teachers need to close their laptops! You will have 5 mins to teach the “learners” in your group what you know! Learners should aim to explain in their own words what they are being taught in 4-5 bullet points.
4. We will switch round teachers every 5mins!
Checks and Balances
The idea behind this is that if one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can act against them.
1. Explain why Checks and Balances are important in a democratic system
2. What might happen if someone was a member of the executive branch of government and one of the others?
Keywords
Corruption - Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
The idea behind this is that if one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can act against them.
1. Explain why Checks and Balances are important in a democratic system
2. What might happen if someone was a member of the executive branch of government and one of the others?
Keywords
Corruption - Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
Finding a solution to corruption
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shenzhen-landslide-photos-video_us_56781a5ce4b06fa6887ddd38
1. Find an example of corruption in HK or China recently. There should be lots!
2. Summarize the example into 1 picture and a few sentences. What, Where, How, Why, When, Who?
3. Work with another pair to come up with solutions for how to prevent a similar problem from happening again.
1. Find an example of corruption in HK or China recently. There should be lots!
2. Summarize the example into 1 picture and a few sentences. What, Where, How, Why, When, Who?
3. Work with another pair to come up with solutions for how to prevent a similar problem from happening again.
- Use a counselling style technique where the corruption case is explained and the other pair tries to find out more information. Once the pair has more information, they can make suggestions.