Types of Governments

​Types of Government

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What is government?

GOVERNMENT

1.

What is government?

Government is an organization people set up
to protect the community
and make rules

Open Ended

What does government do?

GOVERNMENT

2. What does a government do?

▪ Protects the community
▪ Makes laws
▪ Keeps order

Multiple Choice

Who has the power in a democracy?

• Voting

• the people

• the president

• Congress

Democracy

▪ In a democracy, the government is elected

by the people. Everyone who is eligible to
vote has a chance to have their say over
who runs the country. It is distinct from
governments controlled by a particular
social class or group

▪ A democracy is determined either directly

or through elected representatives.

Direct Democracy

▪ People vote directly on every issue

▪ Only practical in a small community

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?

• Student council

• City Council

• Class favorites

• Passing of Bill of Rights

Representative Democracy

▪ People are represented by elected officials

▪ Used in large countries

▪ Also known as a Republic government

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What is a republic?

Monarchy

▪ Power is in the hands of a king,

queen, emperor or empress.

▪ The ruling position can be

passed on to the ruler’s heirs.

▪ In some traditional monarchies,

the monarch has absolute power.

▪ But a constitutional monarchy,

like the UK, also has a
democratic government that
limits the monarch's control.

Multiple Select

Select all that apply. Which civilizations or countries have absolute monarchies.

• England

• Ancient Egypt

• Aztecs

• Saudi Arabia

Dictatorship

▪ A country ruled by a single

leader. The leader has not
been elected and may use
force to keep control.

▪ In a military dictatorship, the

army is in control.

Theocracy

▪ Governmental rulers are identical with the

leaders of the dominant religion

▪ Governmental policies are either identical with or

strongly influenced by the principals of the
majority religion.

▪ Government claims to rule on behalf of God or a

higher power

Multiple Choice

Which of the following country does NOT have a theocracy.

• Vatican city

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Monaco

Communism

•  Associated with the ideas of Karl Marx, a German philosopher who outlined his ideas for a utopian society in The Communist Manifesto, written in 1848. Marx believed that capitalism, with its emphasis on profit and private ownership, led to inequality among citizens.

• The government owns and makes all decisions concerning the economy, holds all political power, and determines the
  distribution of goods and services.

Socialism

• Socialism is a political philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic and social systems, which are characterised by social ownership of the means of production, with an emphasis on democratic control, such as workers' self-management, as opposed to private ownership.

• The government controls most of a
  country’s means of production and the
  distribution of goods and services. other
  aspects of the economy are subject to
  market forces.

Vs.

Multiple Choice

Who is the father of communism?

• Karl Marx

• Karla Marx

• Sigmund Freud

• Charles Darwin

Match

Match the following

• Ancient Egypt

• Nazi Germany

• USSR

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

Monarchy

Dictatorship

Communism

Direct Democracy

Representative democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Communism

• Direct Democracy

• Representative democracy

Dropdown

Montezuma II was one of the most famous Aztec​

Select answer

Open Ended

Why are absolute monarchy's less seen today?