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11/4/10 1) Communism a) China b) [] [] c) Communism in China was for the most part unsuccessful because many people ended up in extreme poverty and China was unable to become a truly modern nation. It was only when new leaders began mixing communism and capitalism that the economy began to recover and China became a world leader again.

2) Socialism a) East Germany (when Germany was divided) b) http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/facts/bl_sed.htm c) Socialism in East Germany was not successful. Obviously, Germany is reunited and not socialist now, so that is a failure in itself, but when East Germany existed, the Socialism didn't do so well, membership fell dramatically and though attempts to revive it lead to some success, in the end they had a small portion of the vote in the parliament.

3) Capitalism a) The Netherlands b) http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h25neth.html c) Capitalism in the Netherlands was successful. The Dutch were credited with the first capitalist government in the mid-1600's. Banking there surpassed Italy, a world leader and people flocked to the liberal and free Netherlands.

If I were to choose a country other than the US to live in, I would choose a Capitalist nation because Communism/Socialism has a history of failure, most capitalist countries are successful and still around today. I would not choose a Communist country like the Soviet Union, which broke apart or China because of the failures they had. The Soviets may have been one of the world's superpowers, but all the failed communism there led to the destruction of the USSR, whereas the other world superpower, the US, which is capitalist, still stands. China's communism also had it's flaws, as mentioned, the people ended up extremely poor and until capitalist ideas were implemented, they stayed poor. Capitalism surviving in the US and capitalism being used in China show what a great form of government it really is. Socialism, for the most part, is also a failure. East Germany's Socialist party's membership, which was once necessary to be powerful, declined as did the influence of the party in general. Some of the only successful socialist governments can be argued to be in Scandinavia where people have great benefits and working conditions, but the governments are in debt. Socialism's little success makes it a government I'd like not to live under, but could tolerate. The success of Capitalism in the Netherlands, England, the US and many more countries make it ideal. Even though the concept on paper doesn't sound as good as communism or socialism where there are no classes, capitalism actually works. Banking has done wonders for the Dutch and other countries and working for your money seems fair, those who work harder, should get more money. Unfortunately, this sometimes isn't the case i.e gaining money through last wills, bad labor conditions preventing hard-working "blue collar" people from making enough money etc but for the most part capitalism is my ideal government for its proven success record.

CCQ's I can't believe communism even existed it seemed to be horrible for the people, plus how could everyone make the same amount of money? It actually isn't fair though it may sound it at first!

Socialism doesn't seem all that bad actually, though it is compared to communism, it, for the most part, works in places like Scandinavia.

Capitalism is a fair concept, working to earn money, even though some will have larger sums of money, the hope is that they worked incredibly hard for it!

Direct Democracy- A form of government in which every single issues is voted on by citizens, majority wins. Citizens propose issues. Ex: No full direct democracies in the world. Strength: Equality Weakness: Takes too much time.