Concept of Government

Types of Government Today from What is a Government?

Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy - elected representatives sit in parliament and form a government

• Presidential Republic - Citizens directly elect a national leader called a president

• Constitutional Republic is what we have in the USA but the book says it is a presidential republic

• We actually have a three branch government with a president, congress, and the judges

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In this form of government, elected representatives sit in parliament and form a government

• Presidential Republic

• Parliamentary Republic

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In this form of government, a president is directly elected by the people

• Presidential Republic

• Parliamentary Republic

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What kind of government do we have in the United States of America?

• a constitutional republic

• direct democracy

Alternative Forms of Governement

• Communist State- all property and business is owned by the government

• Theocracy- power is held by religious leaders. There is no separation of church and state.

• Monarchy- power is held by a ruling monarch as in a king or queen.

• Military Government- Power is seized and held by military leaders.

• Dictatorship-a country is ruled by a leader with absolute or total power.

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In this kind of government, power is held by religious leaders

• a Monarchy

• a Theocracy

• a Dictatorship

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In this kind of government, power is seized and held by military leaders

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Military Government

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In this type of government, property is owned by the government

• Communist State

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

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In this type of government, property is held by a ruling monarch. What is another way to say monarch?

• king or queen

• prime minister or president

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In this type of government, the leader has absolute or total power.

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Presidential Republic