Government

North Korean Government

North Korea's government is a closed off society from the rest of the world. It was under a communist dictator by the name of Kim ll-sung, who brought communism to Korea and set up his own state known as North Korea. Although Kim II-sung passed away in 1994, he is referred to as the eternal leader of North Korea. After Kim Il-sung's death, his son, Kim jong-il took power. Today, Kim jong-il has a severe illness so his youngest of 3 sons will take power. Kim Jong-un. Kim Il-sung preached juche(self-reliance) to the people of North Korea. The United States and North Korea do not trade with each other, as the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea has not been good for a long time.

Left to Right: Kim Il-sung, Kim jong-il, and Kim jong-un

If Korea is its own independent, closed off country, could it ever be interdependent? No, because North Korea does not rely on any countries to trade with/side with. They are strictly about themselves. Communists to the EXTREME

South Korean Government South Korea is a democracy like many countries all over the world. It has 3 executive branches which are called the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. South Korea's executive and legislative branches operate at a national level but some of the ministries in the executive branch carry out local functions. Some of the local governments are self-reliant and have executive and legislative branches of their own. The judicial branch of South Korea operates at both the national and local levels. South Korea is a constitutional democracy. The government structure of South Korea is determined by The Constitution of the Republic of Korea. The country has always had a presidential system with one independent cheif executive. During the 1960's and 1980's South Korea has had a series of military dictators but as of today it is a modern, liberal democracy.

Assembly Of South Korea at Seoul, South Korea. Lee Myung-bak, president of South Korea


 * Does colonialism improve or destroy culture?**
 * Colonialism destroys culture. It destroys the natural heritage, ideas, and the beliefs of a group. Dividing the towns, cities, countries, etc. causes the beliefs, ideas, and the heritage of that group to be abandoned.

Does power corrupt? Over time power can corrupt people. When a person is in power for a long period of they can easily do what they want to. Once they realize they can get away with anything they could stop caring about certain people and even do what they wanted to people that apposed them, making it impossible to take them out of power. This is why the U.S. only allows terms of four years to its presidents.**

The short term effects of Colonialism are that larger nations could exploit smaller nations to get what they wanted when they needed it. The long term effects of Colonialism are that over a period of time people may disagree with the law and they really have no power to speak up and try to change it and it won't be changed.**
 * What are the long and short term effects of colonialism?