Governments of the world Who Rules? Governments of the world

Me, myself, and i autocracy

Autocracy: one person has all the power Monarchy Dictatorship A king or Queen rules the country. They are called a monarch. They come through power because of their family line, usually they are the oldest. In historical times , the monarch had all the power and the final say. Now they share power (or have none) and are subject to the countries constitution. One leader has absolute control over citizens. If there are other parts to the government, they do what the dictator wants them to.

Power to the people democracy

Democracy: citizens hold the political power Representative Democracy: Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government. Citizens hold the ultimate power and can vote in new ones if they don’t like them. In US, we don’t elect judges or president(representative democracy) Direct Democracy: No representatives, citizens are directly involved.

What countries do you think are in the top 10 as true democracies? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index Why is ________________ the top?

oligarchy Small group of people have all the power. For example, 1 political party, 1 social class, 1 race, military

theocracy A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. (Middle Ages)

Others Socialism Communism Economic system where the government owns the means of production. Some private business and wages vary Comes with health care, education, retirement Economic and political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls the economy for the good of the people. Comes with health care, education, and retirement

Below, you will see some of the most socialistic nations in the world today: China Denmark Finland Netherlands-o Canada Sweden Norway Ireland New Zealand Belgium Can you be democratic and socialist as well?