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Types of Government

By Heather Shirey

form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives.

Democracy

a system of government of a republic where the executive branch is elected separately from the legislative.

Presidential Democracy

a system of government in which people elect representatives to a parliament to make laws and choose the head of state

Parliamentary Democracy

a single person has all legal and political power, and makes all decisions by himself or herself.

Autocracy

Multiple Choice

In which form of government do the people have more power?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

Multiple Choice

Which country is currently under a presidential democracy?

• The United States

• United Kingdom

• Cuba

• Canada

Multiple Choice

Which country is currently under an autocratic rule?

• The United States

• Canada

• Mexico

• Cuba

Poll

Which type of government do you think is best?

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

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 In Patrick's country the president is very powerful. There is a legislature in which citizens are elected to serve, but it can only advise the president. The president makes all decisions and controls the civilian government and the military.

What type of government does this scenario describe?

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Monarchy

• Autocratic government

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 In Rochelle's country, everybody over the age of twenty-one is eligible to vote on who they want to serve in the national legislature. The legislature then enacts laws to govern the country and appoints an executive.

What type of government does this scenario describe?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

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In Marilyn's country, citizens vote for the political party they prefer over the others. The legislature appoints an executive leader to enforce laws enacted by the legislature.

What type of government does this scenario describe?

• Presidential Democracy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

Government

Autocracy and Democracy

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What are the two FORMS of government we are learning about?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

​Autocracy

• ​Dictatorship

• ​Absolute Monarchy

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How does a dictator get power in a DICTATORSHIP?

• He or she gets elected by the majority in a country.

• He or she gets appointed by the President.

• He or she gets power from their religious deity.

• He or she takes control with military force.

​Dictatorship

• ​Takes power with military FORCE

• ​Rules by fear

• ​Usually passes power to next general before dying or retiring.

Absolute Monarchy

• ​Receives power to rule from deity.

• ​Rules with "divine right"

• ​Passes crown onto child, usually first born male heir.

Multiple Choice

In an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship, there are how many people in control?

• One

• Two

• A group or family

• Zero

• ​Presidential

• ​Parliamentary

​Democracy

Multiple Choice

Which type of democracy has a Prime Minister?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

Parliamentary Democracy

• ​Voters vote for members of parliament.

• Members of Parliament have a political party

• The political party with the most people in it win leadership.

• The leading political party then gets to choose who the prime minister is.

• Its an indirect election process or Two-Step​

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In this example, which political party would get to choose the prime minister?

• Blue Party

• Red Party

• Yellow Party

• Orange Party

​Presidential Democracy

• ​People vote for the president themselves.

• ​People vote the representatives themselves.

• ​The representatives make draft-laws, and the president approves or rejects them.

• ​It is a direct election process, or One-Step

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Which of the following applies to a Presidential D?

• People have a direct say in who is leader.

• The leader is in the same house as the representatives.

• The leader is in a separate branch from the representatives.

• People have an indirect say in who is leader.

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The title of a leader in a presidential democracy is:

• president

• prime minister

• dictator

• king

​Constitutional Monarchy

​Absolute Monarchies exist, but they are rare. The more common form of monarchy is Constitutional Monarchy. In this form of government, the representatives make the laws, and the king or queen serve as a more figure head role. The monarch has very little power in constitutional monarchies, and they are limited by the laws that parliament passes.

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What two types of government create a Constitutional Monarchy?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

​Government Types:

• Anarchy

• ​Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Communism

• ​Theocracy

* NO government

* people are free to do what they want

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Anarchy

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​* citizens elect leaders (vote)

* citizens hold ultimate power

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Democracy​

Poll

Which government would you rather live in?

• Anarchy

• Democracy

* king or queen holds ALL the power

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* power is passed down to children​

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Absolute  Monarchy

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​* king or queen but not a lot of power

* citizens vote for leaders

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Constitutional Monarchy​

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Poll

Which government would you rather live in?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

Multiple Select

Which of the following governments do people get to vote for representatives? (2 answers)

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

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​* ONE leader has ALL the power

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Dictatorship​

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​* small group has power

* usually military officers take power by force

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Oligarchy

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Multiple Choice

What is one difference between the governments of dictatorship and oligarchy?

• Dictatorship is controlled by a small group, Oligarchy is controlled by one

• Dictatorship has a king, Oligarchy has a queen

• Dictatorship is controlled by one, Oligarchy is controlled by a small group

• Dictatorship is the government of the USA, Oligarchy is the government of Mexico

* government owns everything

* responsible for providing to all citizens​

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Communism​

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​* God has the ultimate power

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* can be mixed with another government

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Theocracy​

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Multiple Choice

What plays a very important part in Theocracy?

• martial status

• religion

• music

• kings and queens

Multiple Choice

Which group of colonists would have been reluctant to join the revolution at first?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Whigs

• Salburgers

Multiple Choice

Which group would NOT show loyalty to the king?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

Multiple Choice

What is a republic?

• a state in which supreme power is held by the army

• a state in which supreme power is held by: a royal family

• a state in which supreme power is held by one person.

• a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives

Multiple Choice

True or False: In a democracy, majority rules.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest issue the members of the Constitutional Convention had with the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles gave power to a king.

• The Articles gave too much power to the federal government.

• The Articles had a weak federal government that couldn’t collect taxes or coin money.

• The Articles gave too much power to the judicial branch.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, all states had a unified currency.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Casimir Pulaski, a Polish General, fought on the side who during the Siege of Savannah?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Multiple Choice

Review: What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1880

• 1772

• 1776

• 1789

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the event where all 13 states voted on a new document to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• Constitutional Convention

• Repeal Meeting

• Inauguration

• Town Hall Meeting

Multiple Choice

True or False: Button Gwinnett signed the Constitution.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a delegate?

• a person who is responsible for taking notes during the constitutional convention.

• a person who is going to be president one day

• a person who is responsible for counting votes

• a person selected to represent a group of people in some political assembly of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Each state has how many senators as a result of the Great Compromise?

• 4

• 7

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

Fill in the Blank: The Constitution says what the government ___________.

• should do with the Articles of Confederation.

• can convict.

• can sell and buy.

• may or may not do.

Multiple Choice

In a representative democracy, you vote for representatives to make decisions for you. In a direct democracy, ______.

• religious groups make the decisions.

• you vote on issues directly.

• citizens don't vote at all.

• the president has all the power.

Multiple Choice

What does ratify mean?

• approve

• submit changes

• decline

• remove

Poll

In your opinion, which document was better, the Articles of Confederation or The Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution