República e Democracia: Conceitos e Constituições

Section role: supports the 'A República na Ponta do Lápis' section while the teacher uses visual aids to consolidate technical terms and connect the historical challenge with theory. Slides: (1) Title — 'Democracia e República: O que significam?'; (2) República e Democracia — bullets: definition of 'res publica', government by the people, contrast with dictatorship where the people are barred from participation; (3) As 7 Constituições do Brasil — bullets: explanation that Brazil had 7 constitutions, definition of 'Promulgação' as the official birth of these laws; (4) Os Três Poderes — bullets: Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary functions in simple terms; (5) Presidencialismo vs Parlamentarismo — bullets: defining our current Presidential system with 4-year terms; (6) A Constituição de 1988 — bullets: highlighting the 'Constituição Cidadã', inclusion of 16-year-olds and illiterate voters; (7) Closing slide — 'Como a Constituição de 1988 garante que todos participem das decisões do país?' — hands control back to the teacher to start the consolidation activity.

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