1. Authoritarian Governments

2. There are two types of governments:
Types of Government are based on one question: Who governs and what is the citizen participation?
There are two types of governments:
Democracy
Authoritarian

3. Authoritarianism/ Autocracy
This is a government in which one person or a group of people holds absolute power.
Power is gained through military force or inherited.
Takes several forms

4. #1 Absolute Monarch Has a king, queen, emperor, empress
Gain power through inheritance
Have absolute power to rule as they see fit.
Most governments were absolute monarchs until 1600s.

5. #2 Theocracy
Government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
Follow strict set of laws set by religion
Leaders usually part of a clergy
Occurred in early civilizations
Pope Francis, King Tut/ Pharo, Hassan Rouhani Iran

6. #3 Oligarchy
Rule of the few, usually the rich, powerful, and privileged
Usually called aristocrats, oligarchs or nobles
Was not a common form of government
Occurred mostly in Ancient Greece

7. #4 Dictatorship
A form of government were one person has absolute power.
Use force or fraud to gain political control
Use intimidation, terror, and suppression of civil liberties
Mass propaganda

8. #5 Totalitarianism
a state that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior of the people.
Usually related with dictatorships
Deals with the scope of which government regulates peoples lives.

9. Timeline for today 15 minutes to finish article and paragraph
5 minute Group discussions
5 minute Class debriefing