1. Types of Government

2. Anarchy Description Example No gov’t and no laws Total disorder
Usually comes from gov’t failure, overthrown

3. Theocracy Description Example
The leaders of gov’t are also the leaders of the religion
Example
The Vatican & Iran

4. Oligarchy Description Example
When a family or small group of people control all of gov’ts power
Example
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family

5. A dictatorship consists of rule by one person or a group of people
Very few dictators admit they are dictators and almost always claim to be leaders of democracies
The dictator may be one person
Castro in Cuba
Hitler in Germany
Or a group of people
The Communist Party in China
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6. Dictatorship Description Example
A leader takes control over the gov’t and has total power
Example
Cuba (Castro) & Iraq (Saddam Hussein)

7. Think, Pair, Share
DIRECTIONS: on a scrap sheet of paper
THINK - What will likely happen if a government denies all power to the people it governs?
PAIR – Read another students answer to the question, then get your paper back and add any comments to your paper
SHARE – tell the class when the teacher calls on you

8. A monarchy consists of rule by a king or queen.
Sometimes a king is called an “emperor”
There are no large monarchies today
The United Kingdom, which has a queen, is really a republic because the queen has virtually no political power
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9. Absolute Monarchy Description Example
When the King/Queen has total power over the gov’t
Example
Louis XIV in France

10. Constitutional Monarchy
Description
The King/Queen is limited by law and shares power with elected officials
Example
Present day England

11. The word “democracy” literally means “rule by the people.”
In a democracy, the people govern
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12. Direct Democracy Description Example
The power of gov’t is controlled directly by the people
Example
New England Town Meetings

13. Representative Democracy
Description
The people elect representatives who then make decisions for them
Example
The United States

14. All “democracies” are really republics.
A literal democracy is impossible in a political system containing more than a few people
All “democracies” are really republics.
In a republic, the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws.
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15. An aristocracy is ruled by the aristorcrats
Aristorcracy
An aristocracy is ruled by the aristorcrats
Typically the wealthy, educated people
Many monarchies have really been ruled by aristocrats
Today, the term aristocracy is used negatively to accuse a republic of being dominated by rich people
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16. Usually a democratic republic is not democratic and is not a republic
A government that officially calls itself a “democratic republic” is usually a dictatorship
Communist dictatorships have been especially prone to use this term
The official name of North Vietnam was “The Democratic Republic of Vietnam”
China uses “The People’s Republic of China”
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17. 4 Corners
Which type of government would you want to live in?
Back right (by the bookshelf) – Anarchy
Front right (by the Mantra) – Theocracy
Front left (by my desk) – Dictatorship
Back left (door) - Democracy
What affect do various forms of government have on people around the world?