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Governments Around The World

Governments Around The World

Democratic/Limited Government Representative Democracy Direct Democracy Barak Obama of The United States Authoritarian/Autocratic-Totalitarian/Unlimited Government Absolute Monarchy Dictatorship Oligarchy Theocracy Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela

Autocratic / Authoritarian Government Those in power are not answerable to the people of the country and citizens do not have any real voice in how they are ruled Vladimir Putin

Totalitarian Government Ruler of a country control all aspects of life for their citizens and bans all opposition. Kim Jong-un Supreme Leader of North Korea

Absolute Monarchy King Salman A single ruler who has inherited their position through family and holds complete and unlimited power. King Salman King of Saudi Arabia

Sheikh Hamim bin Khalifa Al Thani Emir of Qatar

Dictatorship A single leader who holds extraordinary power that is ussually not based on heredity (being born into a certain family).

Bashar al-Assad President of Syria

Robert Mugabe President of Zimbabwe

Raul Castro President of Cuba

Oligarchy A small group holds power based on wealth, military power, social position, or a combination of these.

Leaders of the Chinese Communist Party

Theocracy all laws are dictated by religious law and are strictly enforced ISIS

And now for the democracies…

Direct Democracy People govern themselves by voting on issues directly as citizens. All citizens meet and vote together as a part of the government Requires a very small population and is very rare today U.S. examples are recalls and initiatives where regular citizens gather signatures to remove politicians from office or change local/state laws.

Local Town Hall Meetings Plymouth Pilgrims Pericles of Greece Local Town Hall Meetings

Representative Democracy People elect representatives and give them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government. May be presidential democracy or parliamentary democracy.

Presidential Democracy Constitution separates the executive branch from the legislative and judicial branches (separation of powers). Executive branch is led by a president Ex. U.S.; Mexico; Brazil; Algeria; Indonesia.

Presidential System Legislative: Executive: Judicial: Makes Laws Enforces Laws Interprets Laws

Parliamentary Democracy Constitution combines executive and legislative functions in the Parliament Parliament is led by the Prime Minister, generally the leader of the majority party Ex. Italy; Germany; Israel, India; Ethiopia.

Parliamentary System Judicial Legislative Executive Makes Laws Enforces Laws Interprets Laws

Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarchy Functions just like a parliamentary democracy, but a monarch has a ceremonial role in representing the govt. Ex. Britain, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Japan.

Parliamentary System with Constitutional Monarchy Legislative Executive Judicial Makes Laws Enforces Laws Interprets Laws Monarch