(7th grade) Types of Governments

Describe a UNITARY government.

• Voluntary association of independent states

• Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.

• Power is held by one central authority

Describe a CONFEDERATION government.

• Voluntary association of independent states

• Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.

• Power is held by one central authority

Describe a FEDERAL government.

• Voluntary association of independent states

• Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.

• Power is held by one central authority

What is Citizen Participation?

• It is the way different forms of government allow citizens to participate with that government.

• It is the way citizens participate within their families.

• It is the way different forms of government allow citizens to take vacations.

Describe an AUTOCRATIC government.

• The leader has not been elected and uses force to control all aspects of social and economic life, often through military force.

• A government in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power. The group gets their power from either military, wealth or social status.

• A government that is “Ruled by the people.” Government gets its power to govern from the people, usually through voting.

A government that is described as an Oligarchy is a government....

• ...in which the leader has not been elected and uses force to control all aspects of social and economic life, often through military force.

• ..in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power. The group gets their power from either military, wealth or social status.

• ...that is “Ruled by the people.” Government gets its power to govern from the people, usually through voting.

A government that is described as a DEMOCRACY is a government...

• ...in which the leader has not been elected and uses force to control all aspects of social and economic life, often through military force.

• ..in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power. The group gets their power from either military, wealth or social status.

• ...that is “Ruled by the people.” Government gets its power to govern from the people, usually through voting.

An example of a country with a DEMOCRATIC government

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• United States

• Cuba

A government that is described as THEOCRATIC is a government...

• ...in which the leaders are members of the clergy, and the state's legal system is based on religious law.

• ..in which all property is public and people work and are given things by the government according to their needs.

• ...in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader

• ...where there is an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her position through heredity.

A government that is described as a MONARCHY is a government...

• ...in which the leaders are members of the clergy, and the state's legal system is based on religious law.

• ..in which all property is public and people work and are given things by the government according to their needs.

• ...in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader

• ...where there is an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her position through heredity.