1. Classification of Different Types of Government

2. Is the United States Government A True Democracy?
NO!!

3. What type of government do we have in the United States?
Representative Democracy

4. Where do you think our government originated?
The Origin of Democracy
In Ancient Greece
DEMOS = THE PEOPLE
KRATIA = RULE
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5. Direct Democracy
All members participate at large group meetings

6. Indirect Democracy or a Republic
Representatives elected by voters = a Republic

7. What is a Monarchy like?
Divine Right
Govn’t ruled by a King & Queen

8. rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power.
Dictatorship
rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power.

9. Oligarchy
Rule by a Few

10. Review types of Government
1. Govn’t by a king or queen.
2. Govn’t in which rule, control, & leadership is controlled by 1 person.
3. Govn’t in which all members participate in large group meetings.
4. Govn’t by a few, typically wealthy businessmen.
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship

11. Govn’t by the land holding elite
What is an aristocracy??
Govn’t by the land holding elite

12. Government by the people
Democracy: What is it?
Government by the people

13. Absence of government Lawlessness
Anarchy
Absence of government Lawlessness

14. A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
Theocracy:
A government ruled by or subject
to religious authority.

15. Types of Dictatorships
Authoritarian: Control government, Control the
economy. Allow some freedoms
Totalitarian: Total control of a person’s life
Total control of the nation

16. Communism
The Government controls all aspects of the means of production & distribution

17. Socialism
Economic & political philosophy that favors public instead of private control of property and income.