Social Science II

Module 1: Political Science and Economic Science.

You must answer all the questions below. Both the questions and the answers will make you reflect on the topics covered.

1. Define the concept of economics in the aspects of social institution and social science.

2. Answer the question: What are the factors that create the economic problem?

3. . Describe the market forces.

4. Write a brief answer to the question:

a. What are the differences between democratic and autocratic governments? Provide an example of each today.

5. Create a table in which you can compare and contrast the characteristics of a presidential government with those of a parliamentary government. (Add as many rows as necessary)

Presidential government		Parliamentary government
1.		1.
2.		2.
3.		3.
4.		4.
5.		5.
6.		6.
7.		7.

6. List the functions of the executive, judicial and legislative branches.

Branch	Functions
Executive
Legislative
Judicial

7. Be sure to explain why it is important for the executive, judicial and legislative branches to be independent of each other.