Types of Government

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

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

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 type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

People do not answer to any leader or govenment.

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

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

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What is a government?

• an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society

• adding territory to a country

• a society with a culture

• a system where people produce, sell and buy goods

What is a government that is led by a king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

Each citizen has an actual say in the affairs of government

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy