Types of government
Types of government Authoritarian vs. democratic Authoritarian: power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people Democratic: the people rule
Authoritarian Absolute monarchy: king or queen that has unlimited authority to rule as they wish (hereditary) Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Dictators: exercise complete control over the state. Limit freedom of speech Rely on the police and military Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler
Totalitarian: government controls almost all factors of people’s lives Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, USSR
Democratic Constitutional monarchy: power of the king or queen is limited by the country’s constitution and laws. Monarchs are heads of state only Great Britain, Japan
Republic: representative government in which no leaders inherit office Any democratic country
Parliamentary system: top officials perform legislative and executive duties Prime minister: head of a parliamentary government Chosen by the members of parliament Japan, Great Britain