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=** Egypt: Challenging Authority **=

By: Alondra F Yakeline R Stephanie V

**Part 1: A look at Egypt**

 * Demographics: **
 * ** Median age: 24.3 years **
 * == Male: 24 years ==
 * ** Female: 24.6 **
 * ** Ethnicity/Religion: Mostly Egyptian, Muslim 90%, Coptic 9%, Christian 1%  ** [[image:arlingtonancientegypt/nile-river-2.jpg width="312" height="312" align="right"]]

**Nile River runs through Egypt**

 * Economic Resources: **
 * Imports: oil, natural gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, wood products, fuels [[image:challenges3/download.jpg width="225" height="180" align="left"]]

** Political structure **
 * Export: Oil and petroleum, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food
 * Jobs: Agriculture 32%
 * Industry: 17%
 * Services: 51%
 * Tourism: Going down because of constant threats going towards them, this lowers the money made from tourism attractions like their pyramids.
 * GDP: $6,500 (2011 est.) In Egypt
 * GDP: 48,000 (2011 est.) In America
 * Type of gov: Has the Arab Republic where the people elect their representatives shows that the decisions are mostly based off the people.
 * You have to be 18 or older to vote on the people.
 * Elections are held every 5 years for ten representatives of the people’s assembly.
 * In the Shura council people are elected every 6 years.
 * The government does not have a President instead they’re an interim country that’s in between the two types of government.

**Part 3: Legitimacy of the Current Leader & Government**
**Economic.** ||= === **Not Fulfilled** === ||= ===** Most of Egypt's economic activity takes place by the Nile Valley. Although there has been high levels of economic growth in the past years living conditions for the average Egyptian remain poor. **=== ||
 * = === **5 Purposes Of Government** === ||= === **Fulfilled/ Not Fulfilled ** === ||= === **Examples.** === ||
 * === **Direct** ===
 * = ===**Protection**===

**Of Individual Rights.**
||= === **Somewhat** === ||= ===** Citizens are required to vote at the age of 18. The thousands that are in prison all have their civil rights suspended. **=== ||
 * = === **Maintain Order.** === ||= === **Not Fulfilled** === ||= ===** Because of growing population. It's causing them to loose grip on the Nile and it’s threatening their water supply, weakening the chances of watering crops and being able to supply water. **=== ||
 * = === **National Defense.** === ||= === **Fulfilled** === ||= ===** army, navy, air force, air defense. People are required to serve for 9 years. **===

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 * === ** Public ** ===

|| === **Somewhat** === ||= ===They have requested to have 1.3 billion dollars for military aid in Egypt without cutting all the aid for the people.=== ||

** Part 4: Snapshot of the Current Uprising **
= Revolted? = ||< = = =** The people of Egypt’s society **= || = Response? = ||< =** They blocked Twitter, Face-book, police took the streets arresting people, injuring protesters with tear gas, and water cannons. One the day of the biggest protest the government shut down all social networking sites and texts. **= ||  "Cairo protests against Mubarak-era candidates"
 * = Who =
 * = Why did they Revolt? = ||< =** They had anger against the harsh rules that President **** Mubarak had. **= ||
 * = How did they Organize What was done? = ||< =** It was decided after the Tunisian protest, the protesters used social media to inform others on the protest plans. **= ||
 * = How did they Revolt? = ||< =** They protested 18 days in Cairo's Tahrir Square .  **= ||
 * = What was the governments =
 * > = After effect? = ||< =** On May 24th the president in Egypt will stand for trial for the charges of premeditated murders on peaceful protesters, if he’s convicted he my face death. Mubarak announced that he was planning to make a new government but refuses to step down. After the arrest the military took power but the people are still waiting for a change in the government. **= ||

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