CBA 1 Government Types (Monday)

​CBA Review Government Types

By Chashah Israel & Jeremy Dotson

📋 Types of Government (Summary List)

1. Direct Democracy – Citizens vote directly on laws (Ancient Athens).

2. Representative Democracy – Citizens elect leaders to make decisions.

3. Constitutional Monarchy – A king or queen shares power with elected officials and must follow a constitution.

4. Dictatorship – One leader has absolute power, often gained by force.

5. Totalitarian Rule – The government controls all aspects of life (politics, economy, even personal freedoms).

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   Limited Governments: Leaders must follow laws.

   • Examples: Constitutional Monarchy, Representative Democracy

   Unlimited Governments: Leaders have total control and often abuse human rights.

   • Examples: Dictatorship, Totalitarian Rule

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Categorize

Options (6)

• Constitutional Monarchy – A king or queen shares power and must follow a constitution.

• Absolute Monarchy – King or queen has complete power with no restrictions

• Totalitarian Rule – Government controls all parts of life (politics, economy, freedoms).

• Dictatorship – One person rules with absolute power.

• Representative Democracy – People elect leaders to make decisions.

• Direct Democracy – Citizens vote directly on laws (ex: Ancient Athens).

Organize these options into the right categories

Limited Government

Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

Individuals have basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

What type of government has a leader or a small group of leaders with no limits to their power

• Limited
• Unlimited
• Democracy
• Republic

Democracy in Athens (Ancient Greece): Citizens voted directly on laws (direct democracy). Women, enslaved people, and foreigners could not vote.

Representative Democracy (today): People elect leaders who make decisions for them. This works better for big countries.

​🏛️ Governments

Similarities: In both systems, people are the source of power.

Multiple Choice

What city in Greece had the first democracy?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Mycenae

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes a citizen in Athens?

• males 21 and over, born in Greece, cold be a slave

• males and females 18 years and over, born in Athens, parents were also born in Athens

• males 18 and over, born in Athens, parents born in Athens, could not be a slave

• males 15 and over, born in Athens, could be a slave