AIM: WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IS BEST? DO NOW: MIND MAP

An autocracy is a government in which one person has all the power. MONARCHY DICTATORSHIP

MONARCHY King or queen Usually through family line Historical times had all the power Modern times monarchs share power – subject to the country’s constitution

ENGLAND – CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

DICTATORSHIP One leader has absolute control Leader has power over all other parts of government

Stalin (USSR), Hitler (Nazi Germany), Saddam Hussein (Iraq), Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)

In a democracy, citizens hold the political power. Representative democracy Direct democracy

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government. People hold power in electing new representatives

DIRECT DEMOCRACY No representatives Citizens directly involved in governing

Ancient Greece

OLIGARCHY “rule by a few” a small group of people has all the power

SAUDI ARABIA

THEOCRACY recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority religious law is used to settle disputes and rule the people

ANARCHY No government

COMMUNISM A system of government in which a state plans/controls the economy & a single party, often authoritarian, holds power. All people are equal.

FUNDAMENTALISM The belief in old & traditional forms of religion running the government.

FEDERALISM A system of government where power and responsibility are divided between a national government and state and local governments.

What type of government do we have in the United States?

A REPUBLIC