Introduces the key characteristics and proponents of capitalism, tracing its development from its origins to the twenty-first century, and looking at how capitalism affects the lives of people who live under the system.

Tell the story of democracy: how it developed as a set of ideas from its origins to the present, how it has evolved in practice, and how it benefits or harms the people who live under it.

Tells the story of the political and economic system known as a monarchy: how it is developed as a set of ideas from its origins to the present, how it has evolved in practice, and how it benefits or harms the people who live under it.