1. Types of Government

2. Types of governmental systems
How much power will the government have?
Anarchy
--no government at all
Constitutional
--a constitution limits the power of the government
Authoritarian
--complete government control and unlimited power

3. Types of Authoritarian governments
Monarchy—king/queen
Oldest Form
Leaders inherit their position
Rule With divine Authority
Maintain power through love and respect of the people.

4. Types of Authoritarian governments
Dictatorship—usually a general
Power concentrated with one person or small group.
Use military to maintain power
In power till they die or are overthrown

5. Types of Authoritarian governments
Totalitarian-
An extreme form of dictator
The leaders tries to control every aspect of peoples lives.
They are concerned with the opinions attitudes and beliefs of the people.

7. Types of Authoritarian governments
Theocracy—religious leaders

9. Types of Democracy
Direct—people can directly vote to decide what their government will do
Representative—people vote to elect representatives who decide what the government will do

10. Power sharing Where are the decisions made?
Unitary— the strong central government tells the states what to do
Federal—the central government and the state government share power
Confederate—the central government is very weak and the state governments have the power to make their own decisions