Types of Government

​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