Types of Government

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic

 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship
• Totalitarian
• Monarchy
• Liberty

Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.

• Anarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• North Korea
• Canada

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Which type of government is being described? Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What type of economy does China have?

• A mixed economy- communist and capitalist

• Purely communist

• Purely capitalist 

• There economy is failing 

Where does North Korea rank for press freedom and rights?

• The highest- they are great

• The middle- they have some issues

• The lowest- they are terrible

Where does North Korea rank?

• Moderately democratic 

• Least democratic

• Most democratic

What political party is the majority in North Korea and controls the other minority parties?

• Peoples Party of Korea

• Writers Party of Korea

• Workers Party of Korea