1. Political Systems

2. Democracy »Rule by the people »We consider the US a democracy but we are not a true democracy since we elect people to vote for us.

3. Representative Democracy »AKA – form of Republic »People elect officials to vote on policy in the best interest of the people

4. Types »Presidential/Separated republic »Parliamentary republic »Mixed republic

5. Presidential/Separated republic »President head of executive branch

6. Countries

7. Parliamentary Republic »Prime Minister head of the executive branch and also the leader of the legislature.

8. Parliamentary republics

9. Mixed Republic »Prime Minister is the head of state »Given title of president

10. Mixed Republic

11. Absolute Monarchy »Rule by one person, usually holding position for life and rule is passed through a family to the next eligible heir. »There are many versions of this. »Monarchs usually rely on advisors and there are often parliaments to make everyday law but the final say is the monarch. »Parliments can either be appointed or elected.

12. Countries »BhutanBhutan »BruneiBrunei »OmanOman »QatarQatar »Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia »SwazilandSwaziland »United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates »Vatican City StateVatican City State

13. Semi-Absolute Monarchy »The prime minister (or equivalent) is the nation's active executive »the monarch still has considerable political powers that can be used at his/her own independent discretion

14. Prime Minister »Highest official in the executive branch of a government in a parliamentary system »Power differs from country to country

15. Countries »BahrainBahrain »JordanJordan »KuwaitKuwait »LiechtensteinLiechtenstein »MonacoMonaco »MoroccoMorocco »NepalNepal »TongaTonga

16. Constitutional Monarchy »Usually monarch is a figure head and makes no policy. »Policy lies with the parliament or other elected officials.

17. Countries

18. Commonwealth »Queen is head of state »Appoints governor »Led by Prime Minister

19. Countries

20. One Party State »All the power is in one political power