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What is Dictatorship 

• A small group of people that holds complete power of the country 
• An individual holds complete political power.
• A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is not shared with citizens.
• All political power and control of the economy is held by the government which is controlled by the communist party

What is Government

• There are 200 countries in the world and they all have some type of government. They differ mainly over how much power the people have.
• An individual holds complete political power.
• The government is run by clergy which are religious leaders.
• An organization set up to make and enforce rules for a group of people.

No government at all is called:

• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Anarchy

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

 People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

• Anarchy
• Republic
• Dictator
• Monarchy

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

• Monarchy
• Anarchy
• Theocracy
• Republic

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship 
• Oligarchy

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Direct Democracy
• Republic

What type of government is ruled by force? 

• Theocracy 
• Democarcy
• Dictatorship 
• Monarchy 

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Theocracy