f”…you can type in the word you are looking for {such as
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Directions: Use ALL of the following websites to find your answers to the questions provided. Websites must be typed in exactly as they appear, or else they will not load properly.
Website #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJms7ZuUhZk
Website #2: http://mocomi.com/types-of-government/
Website #3: http://tinyurl.com/3qfqs8l
Website #4: http://tinyurl.com/3pmpnt (Can I tell you a secret? This website has a TON of information - but if you hit “Ctrl- F”…you can type in the word you are looking for {such as: democracy, dictatorship, etc.}, and it will bring up every time it appears on that webpage. That little trick should be helpful. )
Website #1: Watch YouTube video on “Forms of Government” and fill in the blanks as you go.
Forms of Government - Fill in the Blanks
"Who's Making the Rules?"
I know you guys in America have your democracy, and that's awesome, but in my country, we've been through every form of government. Let me tell you about it.
You might not know who is making the rules, But there is some form of government that's governing you. And when people get disillusioned, That's when we see a revolution.
In my land, you need to ask who's running it, We've lived through every single form of government. It started out, we didn't have any _____________________, People did whatever they wanted just because. That's __________________, no government at all, People robbed and killed in the free-for-all. No police, just gangs and bandits, Until some families joined up and demanded, A __________________ to rule over the land, And when the king died, his kids ruled after him, Which means that we lived in a _____________________, Where crowns and thrones move through the family. Until somebody flat out got sick of it, Led an armed revolution just to go against. Overthrew the king and kidnapped his kids, Overnight we lived in a ____________________________. One single person calling all of the shots, Power-tripping in his palaces or one of his yachts. So much _________________________ from the state-controlled media, And harsh punishments if we beefed with the leader, yep.
You might not know who is making the rules, But there is some form of government that's governing you. And when people get disillusioned, That's when we see a revolution.
But the dictator died and the ____________________ started running it, A few leaders controlling the whole government, That's an _________________________, and the heads of military, Ruled by __________________________ which was really pretty scary. With war on their mind we lived through violent times, And the laws were designed to help the more refined. Till the ____________________________ made it a crime to live this way, Religion should be the law for how we live each day. With laws built by religious leaders now in charge.
It was a _____________________, laws came from ___________ — Or one religion's version. We still couldn't vote, Oppressive rule still shaped the country no joke, It was OK if you agreed, but anyone who didn't was probably getting beat. We wanted a voice, and we wanted to be free, We organized as a ______________________ democracy, Where everyone gets to vote on all the laws, Everyone has a voice, cuz we're all in charge. Things got better and you know how it showed? The population began to explode. With so many people to be spoken for, They had to better organize just to ensure, That we all were represented and this just means, That we became a __________________________ democracy. With a lean new team built around a ________________________________, And elected officials who upheld and used it. It's been long a story, and it never ends, Cuz another revolution might come again.
You might not know who is making the rules, But there is some form of government that's governing you. And when people get disillusioned, That's when we see a revolution.
Websites #2, 3, and 4: Use the websites listed to fill in the following graphic organizer.
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Characteristics
Countries Today
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Absolute monarchy: Constitutional monarchy:
Theocracy
Website #2
There are 7 types of government:
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
Totalitarian
Republics
Anarchy
DEMOCRACY
Modern governments are complex and are shaped by historical and political events like wars and
colonialism. A democracy is governed of the people, by the people and for the people. Here citizens
of the country can run for public office. This means the boys in the street get to decide who is in
charge of what equipment is in the pile. Of course each boy will nominate the person who best
represents his interests.
Democratic elections could be city-wide for municipal governance, state-wide for state governance or
nation-wide for central governance. When the population goes to vote, they vote for a candidate in
their area. When the candidate wins, the political party he belongs to also wins. The party with
maximum votes form the government.
What happens here?
People enjoy the freedom.
DICTATORSHIP
In contrast a dictatorship where a single individual has gained power through force and everyone has
to follow his policies. He’s the big bully. The boys have little to no voice in such a system. Oftentimes
the advisors who control the equipment kit are his close friends. Examples of dictators are Adolf Hitler
in Germany and Fidel Castro of Cuba.
Sometimes you have what is known as a ‘benevolent dictatorship’. This is when the dictator maintains
his position as the head of the country for the sake of the country instead of self interest. Most
dictatorships like to portray themselves in the international community as benevolent but it is not
always so.
What happens here?
Many people are unhappy in this system.
MONARCHY
A monarchy is another form of government where there is one head of state. In this system a king or
queen rules the country for the period of their lives. The crown is inherited, usually by the first born of
the family.
In earlier days, monarchs used to have absolute powers and owned all the public land. Pharoahs for
example, claimed to be representatives of the Gods on earth. But nowadays, even democracies like
Great Britain, Sweden, and Spain have kings who are nominal heads of state. Still it is their signature
that turns a bill into a law.
What happens here?
Things work well if the king is a good sportsman and cares about street cricket by choosing the right
boys to be prefect of the equipment kit.
THEOCRACY
In countries where any religious institution holds power over the king is called a theocracy. Several
Islamic nations fall into this category.
What happens here?
Its like saying everyone must eat cucumber sandwiches for lunch every day.
Website #3
Democracy In a democracy, the government is elected by the people.
Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country.
Dictatorship This is a country ruled by a single leader.
The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control.
In a military dictatorship, the army is in control.
Monarchy A monarchy has a king or queen.
In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has absolute power.
But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also has a democratic government that limits the monarch's control.
Website #4 – CIA Factbook
FIELD LISTING :: GOVERNMENT TYPE
This entry gives the basic form of government. Definit ions of the major governmental terms are as fol lows. (Note that
for some countries more than one definit ion applies.):
Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i .e., without any laws,
constitut ion, or legally organized opposit ion.
Constitutional monarchy - a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitut ion whereby
his/her r ights, duties, and responsibi l i t ies are spelled out in written law or by custom.
Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually
exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodical ly renewed.
Dictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small cl ique wield absolute power (not restr icted by a
constitut ion or laws).
Ecclesiastical - a government administrated by a church.
Monarchy - a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state
or terr i tory, usually for l i fe and by hereditary r ight; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign -
such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitut ionally l imited authority.
Theocracy - a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civi l ruler, but the Deity's laws are
interpreted by ecclesiastical authorit ies (bishops, mul lahs , etc.); a government subject to rel igious authority. **Many
Islamic Republics are in fact, a theocracy .
COUNTRY GOVE RN M E NT T Y P E
Afghanistan Islamic republic
Albania parl iamentary democracy
Algeria republic
American Samoa NA
Andorra parl iamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as i ts chiefs of state a co -principali ty;
the two princes are the President of France and Bishop of Urgell , whose diocese is located in
neighboring Spain; both co-princes maintain off ices and representatives in Andorra
Angola republic; mult iparty presidential regime
Anguilla NA
Antigua and
Barbuda
constitut ional monarchy with a parl iamentary system of government and a Commonwealth realm
Argentina republic
Armenia republic
Aruba parl iamentary democracy
Australia federal parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Austria federal republic
Azerbaijan republic
Bahamas, The constitut ional parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Bahrain constitut ional monarchy
Bangladesh parl iamentary democracy
Barbados parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Belarus republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Belgium federal parl iamentary democracy under a constitut ional monarchy
Belize parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Benin republic
Bermuda parl iamentary; self -governing terr i tory
Bhutan constitut ional monarchy
Bolivia republic; note - the new constitut ion defines Bolivia as a "Social Unitarian State"
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
emerging federal democrat ic republic
Botswana parl iamentary republic
Brazil federal republic
British Virgin
Islands
NA
Brunei constitut ional sultanate ( locally known as Malay Islamic Monarchy)
Bulgaria parl iamentary democracy
Burkina Faso parl iamentary republic
Burma parl iamentary government took power in March 2011
Burundi republic
Cabo Verde republic
Cambodia multiparty democracy under a constitut ional monarchy
Cameroon republic; mult iparty presidential regime
Canada a parl iamentary democracy, a federation, and a consti tut ional monarchy
Cayman Islands parl iamentary democracy
Central African
Republic
republic
Chad republic
Chile republic
China Communist state
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling)
Islands
NA
Colombia republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Comoros republic
Congo,
Democratic
Republic of the
republic
Congo, Republic
of the
republic
Cook Islands self-governing parl iamentary democracy
Costa Rica democratic republic
Cote d'Ivoire republic; mult iparty presidential regime established 1960
Croatia parl iamentary democracy
Cuba Communist state
Curacao parl iamentary
Cyprus republic
note: a separation of the two ethnic communit ies inhabit ing the island began fol lowing the
outbreak of communal str i fe in 1963; this separation was further sol idif ied after the Turkish
intervention in July 1974, fol lowing a Greek mil i tary - junta-supported coup attempt that gave the
Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally
recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTAS
declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TR NC"),
which is recognized only by Turkey
Czech Republic parl iamentary democracy
Denmark constitut ional monarchy
Djibouti republic
Dominica parl iamentary democracy
Dominican
Republic
democratic republic
Ecuador republic
Egypt republic
El Salvador republic
Equatorial
Guinea
republic
Eritrea transit ional government
note: fol lowing a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of
Eritrea on 23-25 Apri l 1993, a National Assembly, c omposed entirely of the People's Front for
Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transit ional legislature and a
Constitut ional Commission was established to draft a constitut ion; ISAIAS Afworki was named
president by the transit ional legislat ure; the constitut ion, rati f ied in May 1997, did not enter into
effect, pending parl iamentary and presidential elections; parl iamentary elections were
scheduled in December 2001 but were postponed indefinitely; currently the PFDJ is the sole
legal party and controls al l national, regional, and local poli t ical off ices
Estonia parl iamentary republic
Ethiopia federal republic
Falkland Islands
(Islas Malvinas)
NA
Faroe Islands NA
Fiji republic
Finland republic
France republic
French Polynesia parl iamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity
Gabon republic; mult iparty presidential regime
Gambia, The republic
Georgia republic
Germany federal republic
Ghana constitut ional democracy
Gibraltar NA
Greece parl iamentary republic
Greenland parl iamentary democracy within a constitut ional monarchy
Grenada parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Guam NA
Guatemala constitut ional democratic republic
Guernsey parl iamentary democracy
Guinea republic
Guinea-Bissau republic
Guyana republic
Haiti republic
Holy See
(Vatican City)
ecclesiastical
Honduras democratic constitut ional republic
Hong Kong l imited democracy
Hungary parl iamentary democracy
Iceland constitut ional republic
India federal republic
Indonesia republic
Iran theocratic republic
Iraq parl iamentary democracy
Ireland republic, parl iamentary democracy
Isle of Man parl iamentary democracy
Israel parl iamentary democracy
Italy republic
Jamaica constitut ional parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Japan a parl iamentary government with a constitut ional monarchy
Jersey parl iamentary democracy
Jordan constitut ional monarchy
Kazakhstan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with l i t t le power outside the executive branch
Kenya republic
Kiribati republic
Korea, North Communist state one-man dictatorship
Korea, South republic
Kosovo republic
Kuwait constitut ional emirate
Kyrgyzstan republic
Laos Communist state
Latvia parl iamentary democracy
Lebanon republic
Lesotho parl iamentary constitut ional monarchy
Liberia republic
Libya operates under a transit ional government
Liechtenstein hereditary constitut ional monarchy
Lithuania parl iamentary democracy
Luxembourg constitut ional monarchy
Macau l imited democracy
Macedonia parl iamentary democracy
Madagascar republic
Malawi multiparty democracy
Malaysia constitut ional monarchy
note: nominally headed by paramount ruler (commonly referred to as the king) and a
bicameral Parl iament consist ing of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; al l
Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sul tans) ex cept
Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak
in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are
l imited by federal constitut ion; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sa rawak retain certain
constitut ional prerogatives (e.g., r ight to maintain their own immigration controls)
Maldives republic
Mali republic
Malta republic
Marshall Islands constitut ional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association
entered into force on 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May
2004
Mauritania mili tary junta
Mauritius parl iamentary democracy
Mexico federal republic
Micronesia,
Federated States
of
constitut ional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association
entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May
2004
Moldova republic
Monaco constitut ional monarchy
Mongolia parl iamentary
Montenegro republic
Montserrat NA
Morocco constitut ional monarchy
Mozambique republic
Namibia republic
Nauru republic
Nepal federal democratic republic
Netherlands constitut ional monarchy
New Caledonia parl iamentary representative democracy
New Zealand parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Nicaragua republic
Niger republic
Nigeria federal republic
Niue self-governing parl iamentary democracy
Norfolk Island NA
Northern
Mariana Islands
commonwealth; self -governing with locally elected governor, l ieutenant governor, and
legislature
Norway constitut ional monarchy
Oman monarchy
Pakistan federal republic
Palau constitut ional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association
entered into force on 1 October 1994
Panama constitut ional democracy
Papua New
Guinea
constitut ional parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Paraguay constitut ional republic
Peru constitut ional republic
Philippines republic
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland republic
Portugal republic; parl iamentary democracy
Puerto Rico commonwealth
Qatar emirate
Romania republic
Russia federation
Rwanda republic; presidential, mult iparty system
Saint Helena,
Ascension, and
Tristan da Cunha
NA
Saint Kitts and
Nevis
parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Lucia parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Pierre and
Miquelon
parl iamentary representative democracy
Saint Vincent
and the
Grenadines
parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Samoa parl iamentary democracy
San Marino republic
Sao Tome and
Principe
republic
Saudi Arabia monarchy
Senegal republic
Serbia republic
Seychelles republic
Sierra Leone constitut ional democracy
Singapore parl iamentary republic
Sint Maarten parl iamentary
Slovakia parl iamentary democracy
Slovenia parl iamentary republic
Solomon Islands parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Somalia in the process of building a federal parl iamentary republic
South Africa republic
South Sudan republic
Spain parl iamentary monarchy
Sri Lanka republic
Sudan Federal republic ruled by the National Congress Party the (NCP), which came to power by
mil i tary coup in 1989; the CPA-mandated Government of National Unity, which between 2005
and 2011 provided a percentage of leadership posts to the southern Sudan -based Sudan
People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), was disbanded fol lowing the secession of South Sudan.
Suriname constitut ional democracy
Svalbard NA
Swaziland monarchy
Sweden constitut ional monarchy
Switzerland formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Syria republic under an authoritarian regime
Taiwan multiparty democracy
Tajikistan republic
Tanzania republic
Thailand constitut ional monarchy
Timor-Leste republic
Togo republic under transit ion to mult iparty democratic rule
Tokelau NA
Tonga constitut ional monarchy
Trinidad and
Tobago
parl iamentary democracy
Tunisia republic
Turkey republican parl iamentary democracy
Turkmenistan defines itself as a secular democracy and a president ial republic; in actuali ty displays
authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the presidential administration
Turks and Caicos
Islands
NA
Tuvalu parl iamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Uganda republic
Ukraine republic
United Arab
Emirates
federation with specif ied powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers
reserved to member emirates
United Kingdom constitut ional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
United States Constitut ion-based federal republic; strong democratic tradit ion
Uruguay constitut ional republic
Uzbekistan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with l i t t le power outside the executive branch
Vanuatu parl iamentary republic
Venezuela federal republic
Vietnam Communist state
Virgin Islands NA
Wallis and
Futuna
parl iamentary representive democratic French overseas collectivity
Western Sahara legal status of terr i tory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; terr i tory contested by Morocco and
Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which
in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government -in-exi le, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic (SADR), based out of refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed
ABDELAZIZ
Yemen republic
Zambia republic
Zimbabwe parl iamentary democracy