Types of Government

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Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.

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Democracy

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Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

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Dictatorship

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Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God. Options: Theocracy, Democracy, Republic, Monarchy

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Monarchy

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People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

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Republic

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Government which controls every aspect of public and private life. Options: Republic, Totalitarian, Theocracy, Democracy

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Totalitarian

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Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.

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Democracy

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Example: Saddam Hussein
Options: Supreme Leader, Pope, Dictator, Monarch

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Dictator

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Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern. Options: Constitutional Monarchy, President, Dictator, Republic

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

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Republic

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Example: Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin; censored all books and articles, citizens are terrorized by police; any opposition is sent to labor camps or killed. Options: Democracy, Theocracy, Republic, Totalitarian

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Totalitarian