1. FORMS of GOVERNMENT

2. Limited Governmental Power Citizens have rights
Democracy: A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
Direct democracy: is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly.

3. Limited governmental power (citizens have rights)
Representative Democracy (Republic) – Where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.
Example: USA

4. Limited governmental power (citizens have rights)
Constitutional Monarchy: monarch (king or queen) is a figurehead.
The government is actually run by elected officials
There are many in the world, especially Europe.

5. Example: United Kingdom

6. Unlimited governmental power (citizens do what the government says)
Absolute Monarchy: king or queen who has absolute power.
Power is passed along through the family
There are several in the world, especially in the Middle East

7. Example: Jordan

8. Example: Saudi Arabia

9. Unlimited governmental power (citizens do what the government says)
Dictatorship: rule by a single leader who has not been elected
May use force to keep control.
Most restrictive for citizens
There are several in the world

10. Example: Hitler

11. Example: North Korea

12. Unlimited governmental power (citizens do what the government says)
Totalitarian : Rule by a single political party.
May use force to keep control.
There are several in the world

13. Example: China

14. Unlimited governmental power (citizens do what the government says)
Theocracy: Rules claim to be governing on behalf of a set of religious ideas, or as a direct agent of a god.
Very restrictive--use force to keep control.

15. Example: Iran

16. Which is North Korea? What form of govt. in S. Korea?