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Types of GovernmentsTypes of Governments

DescriptionDescription CharacteristicsCharacteristics Who holds the Who holds the power ?power ?

ExamplesExamples

Direct Direct DemocracyDemocracy

Representative DRepresentative Democracyemocracy

Constitutional MConstitutional Monarchyonarchy

Absolute MonarcAbsolute Monarchyhy

TotalitarianTotalitarian

DictatorshipDictatorship

CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism

Direct DemocracyDirect Democracy

DescriptionDescription all citizens meet to all citizens meet to

debate gov't matters and debate gov't matters and vote first handvote first hand

CharacteristicsCharacteristics Everyone votesEveryone votes Make all lawsMake all laws Majority rules Majority rules Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty

Who holds power?Who holds power? PeoplePeople

Example CountriesExample Countries AthensAthens Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact

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ExamplesExamples

Direct DemocracDirect Democracyy

Everyone votesEveryone votes Makes all lawsMakes all laws Majority rulesMajority rules Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty

PeoplePeople AthensAthens Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact

Representative Representative DemocracyDemocracy





CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism

Representative DemocracyRepresentative Democracy (Also known as a Republic) (Also known as a Republic)

DescriptionDescription people choose a smaller people choose a smaller

group to represent them group to represent them (make laws and govern on (make laws and govern on their behalf)their behalf)

CharacteristicsCharacteristics Rule of LawRule of Law Limited gov'tLimited gov't Consent of governedConsent of governed Individual RightsIndividual Rights Representative gov't (majority Representative gov't (majority

rule)rule) (5 Principles of American (5 Principles of American

Democracy)Democracy)

Who holds power?Who holds power? PeoplePeople

Example CountriesExample Countries United StatesUnited States

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ExamplesExamples





Rule of LawRule of LawLimited gov'tLimited gov'tConsent of governedConsent of governedIndividual RightsIndividual RightsRep. gov'tRep. gov't

PeoplePeople USAUSA

Constitutional Constitutional MonarchyMonarchy




CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism

Constitutional MonarchyConstitutional Monarchy DescriptionDescription

power of the power of the hereditary ruler is hereditary ruler is limited by country's limited by country's constitutionconstitution

CharacteristicsCharacteristics hereditary leaderhereditary leader majority rule with majority rule with

minority rightsminority rights individual freedomindividual freedom

Who holds power?Who holds power? Monarch controlled by Monarch controlled by

people through the people through the constitutionconstitution

Example CountriesExample Countries Great BritainGreat Britain JapanJapan MonacoMonaco

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ExamplesExamples






PeoplePeople USAUSA


hereditary leaderhereditary leadermajority rule with minority rightsmajority rule with minority rightsindividual freedomindividual freedom

Monarch controlled by people Monarch controlled by people through the constitutionthrough the constitution

Great BritainGreat BritainJapanJapanMonacoMonaco




CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism

Absolute MonarchyAbsolute Monarchy

DescriptionDescription king or queen with king or queen with

unlimited authority to unlimited authority to rule as they wishrule as they wish

CharacteristicsCharacteristics hereditary leaderhereditary leader people have no voicepeople have no voice

Who holds power?Who holds power? King/QueenKing/Queen

Example CountriesExample Countries Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia QatarQatar

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ExamplesExamples






PeoplePeople USAUSA



Monarch controlled by people Monarch controlled by people through the constitutionthrough the constitution

Great BritainGreat BritainJapanJapanMonacoMonaco


hereditary leaderhereditary leaderpeople have no voicepeople have no voice

King/QueenKing/Queen Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaQatarQatar



CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism


DescriptionDescription government control government control

extends to almost all extends to almost all aspects of peoples' aspects of peoples' liveslives

CharacteristicsCharacteristics have master plan for have master plan for

gov't & econgov't & econ ban oppressionban oppression supress freedomsupress freedom

Who holds power?Who holds power? GovernmentGovernment

Example CountriesExample Countries Nazi GermanyNazi Germany Mussolini's ItalyMussolini's Italy USSRUSSR CubaCuba N KoreaN Korea

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ExamplesExamples






PeoplePeople USAUSA



Monarch controlled by Monarch controlled by people through the constitutionpeople through the constitution

Great BritainGreat Britain JapanJapan MonacoMonaco



King/QueenKing/Queen Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia QatarQatar

TotalitarianTotalitarianhave master plan for gov't & econhave master plan for gov't & econban oppressionban oppressionsupress freedomsupress freedom

GovernmentGovernment Nazi GermanyNazi Germany Mussolini's ItalyMussolini's Italy USSRUSSR CubaCuba N KoreaN Korea


CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism


DescriptionDescription government is government is

controlled by one controlled by one person or a small person or a small group of peoplegroup of people

CharacteristicsCharacteristics complete controlcomplete control take power by forcetake power by force use military/policeuse military/police limit rightslimit rights

Who holds power?Who holds power? DictatorDictator

Example CountriesExample Countries Cuba – CastroCuba – Castro Uganada - Idi AminUganada - Idi Amin Panama – NoriegaPanama – Noriega Libya - QaddhafiLibya - Qaddhafi

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ExamplesExamples






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DictatorshipDictatorshipcomplete controlcomplete controltake power by forcetake power by forceuse military/policeuse military/policelimit rightslimit rights

DictatorDictator Cuba – CastroCuba – Castro Uganada - Idi AminUganada - Idi Amin Panama – NoriegaPanama – Noriega Libya – QaddhafiLibya – Qaddhafi

CommunismCommunism

SocialismSocialism

CommunismCommunism

DescriptionDescription people live together in people live together in

harmony, sharing harmony, sharing possessions and work possessions and work without the need of without the need of governmentgovernment

CharacteristicsCharacteristics IDEAL = everyone IDEAL = everyone

shares shares REAL = people have REAL = people have

no choiceno choice

Who holds power?Who holds power? IDEAL = people IDEAL = people REAL = Gov'tREAL = Gov't

Example CountriesExample Countries IDEAL = hippie IDEAL = hippie

commune commune

REAL = China, Cuba, REAL = China, Cuba, N KoreaN Korea

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ExamplesExamples






PeoplePeople USAUSA












CommunismCommunism IDEAL = everyone shares IDEAL = everyone shares REAL = people have no choiceREAL = people have no choice

IDEAL = people IDEAL = people REAL = Gov'tREAL = Gov't

IDEAL = hippie commune IDEAL = hippie commune REAL = China, Cuba, N KoreaREAL = China, Cuba, N Korea

SocialismSocialism

SocialismSocialism DescriptionDescription

people use the people use the government to government to distribute wealth distribute wealth evenlyevenly

CharacteristicsCharacteristics equal distribution on equal distribution on

wealth wealth gov't collects and gov't collects and

redistributesredistributes

Who holds power?Who holds power? People through the People through the

governmentgovernment

Example Countries*Example Countries* Welfare Welfare Medicaid Medicaid Food StampsFood Stamps

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ExamplesExamples

Direct Direct DemocracyDemocracy



Representative Representative DemocracyDemocracy


PeoplePeople USAUSA

Constitutional Constitutional MonarchyMonarchy




Absolute Absolute MonarchyMonarchy







CommunismCommunism IDEAL = everyone shares IDEAL = everyone shares REAL = people have no choiceREAL = people have no choice

IDEAL = people IDEAL = people REAL = Gov'tREAL = Gov't

IDEAL = hippie commune IDEAL = hippie commune REAL = China, Cuba, N KoreaREAL = China, Cuba, N Korea

SocialismSocialism equal distribution on wealth equal distribution on wealth gov't collects and redistributesgov't collects and redistributes

People through the governmentPeople through the government Welfare Welfare Medicaid Medicaid Food StampsFood Stamps

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