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Forms of Government

Forms of Government

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​Forms of Government

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Monarchy

  • Rule by a monarch

  • Mon- (one) -archy (rule/command)

  • Monarch = King/Queen, Emperor/Empress, Tsar/Tsarina, etc.

  • Title is inherited, typically passed down from parent to child

  • How much power a monarch has depends on the type of monarchy

  • Two types of monarchies

    • Absolute Monarchy

    • Constitutional Monarchy​

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Absolute Monarchy

  • Monarch holds all the power

  • May have advisors to help make decisions but final decision is up to Monarch

    • Can control all aspects of society

  • People have no say in the government

  • Historically, Absolute Monarchs believed in Divine Right

    • Right to rule granted by God

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Constitutional Monarchy

  • ​Also called a parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy

  • Monarch's power is limited by a constitution

  • Constitution = ​document with the fundamental laws and ideals for a nation

  • Monarch typically will only be the head of state or a ceremonial leader

  • ​Decision making is shared with an elected Parliament

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

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

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Direct Democracy

  • ​also called pure democracy

  • Comes from two Greek words

    • Demos = referring to all citizens living in an area

    • Krat​os = power/rule

  • ​Citizens vote on all decisions made by the government

  • Created by the Athenians around 500 BCE

  • Works best for smaller groups of people ​

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Representative Democracy

  • ​also called a Republic

  • Citizens vote for their leader directly but do not vote on most laws or rules

  • Citizens vote for a representative to make and vote on those laws ​for them

  • Most democracies today are representative democracies

  • Key words to look for to know if something is a democracy:

    • Vote, Elected, Election​, Republic

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Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.
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Anarchy
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Monarchy
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Democracy
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Dictatorship

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

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Monarchy

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Republic

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Totalitarian

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Direct Democracy

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Multiple Choice

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

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Monarchy

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Representative Democracy

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Dictatorship

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Direct Democracy

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Oligarchy

  • A small group of people in control of a government

    • Members will typically be an elite

      • Higher class or extremely wealthy

  • Origin of word:

    • Oligarkhia (Greek word)

    • Oligoi = Few

    • Arkhein = to rule

  • Citizens do not get to choose who their rulers are​

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Multiple Choice

When the central government is run by a small group of people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation.

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Autocracy

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Democracy

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Oligarchy

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Parliamentary

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Dictatorship

  • Form of government where one person, or a small group, has absolute power without a constitution to limit power

  • Modern Dictatorships:

    • ​Control of Gov. is typically taken by force

      • Revolution, Coup D'Etat

    • Will typically use military to ​maintain control of country

    • Typically will eliminate threats to their power

    • Typically controls media in their country

  • Ancient​ Dictatorships:

    • Used in Rome during times of war

    • Dictators would only rule for maximum 6 months​

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
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Great Britain
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Germany
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North Korea
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Canada

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Multiple Choice

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
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Theocracy
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Democracy
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Dictatorship 
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Oligarchy

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Autocracy

  • Government where one person has absolute power

  • ​Word meaning:

    • Auto = self

    • -cracy = rule

  • Dictatorships and absolute monarchies are both Autocracies

  • Control all aspects of life in their counties​

  • Citizens do not get to elect ruler​

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Totalitarian

  • Form of government that asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

  • Attempts to control and direct all part of individual life through coercion and repression

  • ​Does not allow individual freedom

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Theocracy

  • A system of government where priests rule in the name of a god

  • "theo" = god

  • "-cracy" = rule/power

  • Uses holy books to guide creation of laws and government decisions

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Multiple Choice

A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
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Democracy
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Dictatorship
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Monarchy
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Theocracy

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Fascism

  • Government system that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen

    • ​Nationalism = ideology (belief system) that emphasizes loyalty and devotion to a particular country

    • Militarism = a country's desire to strengthen and use their armed forces to make themselves more powerful

  • Created by Benito Mussolini in 1919

  • Adopted by Hitler​ when he became Chancellor, destroyed the existing government and created the single-party government of the Third Reich

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Anarchy

  • ​The absence of government

  • Also viewed as chaos or lawlessness

  • ​Anarchists = people who wants to abolish (get rid of) government

  • Anarchism = belief that society should have no government, laws, police, or any other authority ​

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Multiple Choice

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What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
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Anarchy
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Oligarchy
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Theocracy
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Dictatorship

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Communism

  • Theoretical Communism aka Marxism

    • Created by Karl Marx​

      • Wanted the workers (proletariat) to overthrow those who controlled the means of production (bourgeoisie) and create a society where there is no government because everyone is equal and all property is shared

        • Marx viewed it as the purest form of democracy

  • Actual Communism

    • Government has total control over society, gov. owns everything

    • Typically led by dictators

    • Government typically oppresses people and have been extremely violent

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Socialism

  • Political and economic theory in favor of the means of production being controlled by the community as a whole

  • In actuality, governments will regulate ​or own major industries but people can still own small businesses

    • Laws that reduce pollution, protect children and workers in the workplace, water quality laws, etc.

  • Citizens pay higher taxes ​in exchange for services that benefit the whole community

    • Healthcare, public schools, public transportation, government maintained roads/bridges/water/etc.,

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Open Ended

Which form of government would you prefer to live under? Be sure to write using complete sentences and explain why.

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