Forms of Government

A monarchy is...

• a government ruled by a president

• a government ruled by a mayor

• a government ruled by a king or queen

• a government ruled by Chuck Norris

How often are monarchs elected??

• Every 2 years

• every month

• Monarchs aren't usually elected, they inherit royalty from their bloodline.

• Whenever the people get tired of the current monarch.

How is Dictatorship different from a Monarchy?

• Dictatorship is only for people in Europe

• Dictators don't wear crowns and live in castles

• Dictatorship uses more violence than Monarchy

• Dictators can only rule for 2 months, and then a new one is elected.

Which Dictator is responsible for the deaths of millions of people?

• George Washington

• King George

• Adolf Hitler

 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

When the central government is run by a small group of people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

Which type of government best fits the attached description?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Which type of government best fits the description?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

1. The voters in a community meet together to make decisions and laws.

2. Suited for smaller communities.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarcy

• Oligarchy

1. A system of government in which the people elect candidates to make policies and laws for them.

2. This is the type of government that the United States has.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy