government vocabulary use the descriptions of the vocabulary terms to place them on your spectrum of...
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Government Vocabulary
Use the descriptions of the vocabulary terms to place them on your spectrum
of government descriptions.
Constitutional Government
• A constitutional government is any government whose authority and construction are defined by a constitution.
Totalitarian Government
• Totalitarian Government is where the government recognizes no limits to its authority and tries to regulate every aspect of the public and private life of its citizens.
Absolute MonarchyGovernment by a king, a queen, a prince, an
emir or other member of royalty.This ruler has absolute power. His or her word
is law.
A Current Absolute Monarchy
Current Ruler of Saudi Arabia: Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Dictatorship
A single person rules with unlimited power.
Example of a DictatorMuammar Gaddafi
الق�ذ�اف�ي م ع�م�ر
Took control of Libya in 1969
Tyrant
A leader who misuses his power and takes advantage of his
citizens
Example of a Tyrant
• Adolf Hitler was a tyrant who abused the citizens of his nation and many others in World War II. He had millions killed in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
CommunismA system of government in which a single party
controls the government and the economyOR
theories developed by Karl Marx about the ideal society where everything is shared equally.
Example of Communism: China
OligarchyGovernment ruled by a small, elite group
Recent Example of Oligarchy
• South Africa from 1948 to 1994 (during apartheid) was ruled by the 25% white population who hold all the power and wealth in the nation at that time.
Direct DemocracyCitizens vote to decide every issue. No one
represents them, they decide themselves.
Example of a Direct Democracy
Representative DemocracyRule by people you elect to make decisions for
you
Example of a Representative Democracy
Theocracy
Religious leaders control the government. They rely on the laws of their religion to run their nation and they often seek the advice and
approval of religious scholars
Example of a Theocracy: Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran