Forms of Government

Rule by the people

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

When citizens pass laws directly

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy or Republic

when citizens vote for representative to make laws on their behalf

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy or Republic

What problems are caused by direct democracy?

• deciding who is going to be able to vote.

• representatives may not make good decisions for the people they represent

What do an absolute monarchy, a dictatorship, authoritarian regime and a totalitarian state have in common?

• the government is led by a

  single person and holds absolute power over the lives of the people.

• The government is lead by several people who hold absolute power

• The government is ruled by the people

form of government where one person has unlimited power

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Dictatorship ,where military takes over through violent means, is a form of this type of government

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

An Absolute Monarchy, where a person becomes a sole leader of a country by being born into a family (royalty,kings,queens), is this type of government

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Communism

• Oligarchy

What is a coup d’etat?

• When a dictator takes over using violence and are supported by military

• When the people take over peacefully

Why would a dictator hold ‘fake’ elections?

• Because they are silly gooses

• in an attempt to give themselves the appearance of

  democracy and public support.

• In an attempt to make themselves appear to be angry dictators with complete control