Comparing Forms of Government Chapter 2 Review

Forms of Government Republic – The United States Monarchy – Oldest Form of Government Democracy – Largest growing form of Government Dictatorship – North Korea

Question Which is the Oldest Form of Government?

Forms of Gov’t Cont. Parliamentary Democracy – Voters elect representatives to Parliaments – Party with legislative majority elects Prime Minister Representative Democracy – Elected representatives make decisions Confederal Democracy – Small, Independent representation Direct Democracy – Usually small- like town meetings

Question? In a Parliamentary Democracy, who elects the Prime Minister?

Question A Fort Lupton Town meeting is an example of?

Destructive Forms of Government Dictatorship – Usually military led Coup de Tat’s Can start good but usually turn bad Nazism – Based on Racial Superiority – Not being Arian (White) meant death Communism – Pure- seen as Utopian – History has not been good though

Monarch vs. Dictator Monarch 1 Ruler Come to power through divine right – Usually born into it Authority usually accepted by people Dictator 1 Ruler Come to power through Coups of takeovers Authority usually comes with fear

Systems of Gov’t Federal – Countries with large diverse populations usually have this form Confederal – Small nation sometimes have this Unitary – Power in Central government – Empires

Question? What type of System of Gov’t would a Large, Diverse Population Have?

Economic Systems Market – A common feature is the production of high quality goods Markets determine the price of these goods Command – Government Planners decide what and how much to produce Traditional – Economy based on traditions Mixed – Elements of command and market Most common in the world

Question? Which Economy is most common in the world?

Question? Who decides what to produce in a Command Economy?

Forms of Economies Communism – Single party controls government and Economy Socialism – Public ownership of the means of production Socialism began as an attempt to correct the uneven distribution of wealth Capitalism – Individuals privately own means of production

Question? What did Socialism attempt to correct?