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Unit 1A covers Economic and Political Systems

**// Abstract //**// : // // This unit opens with a study of how governments evolved to meet social and economic needs. It then progresses to examine various types and forms of world governments and wraps up with a study of how governments compete regionally and globally to meet their socio-economic goals. //

= Focus Questions: =
 * What are the advantages and disadvantages of the basic political and economic systems?
 * What are the differences between democratic and authoritarian governments?
 * What impact does the type of government have on the economic system?
 * How do different types of government answer the basic economic questions?