1. GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS

2. MONARCHY Rule by one (King or Queen) Citizen usually hold no power
-claims power by birth right
Citizen usually hold no power

3. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud
Saudi Arabia

4. DICTATORSHIP Also rule by one -not tied to heredity
-usually takes power by force

5. Saddam Hussein Adolf Hitler

6. COMMUNISM Goal is to make everyone equal
Government owns / controls everything so it can spread it out equally

8. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

9. DEMOCRACY Citizens hold political power 2 types
- power belongs to the people
2 types
-direct democracy
-representative democracy
(a.k.a Republic)

10. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Citizens rule through elected representatives
-one person speaks for MANY
-like Student Council
Good for nations with lots of people + =

11. U.S. DEMOCRACY 3 BRANCHES
MAKES LAWS
ENFORCES LAWS
INTERPRETS LAWS

12. USA’S REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Congress
-your elected representatives
-composed of the Senate (2 for each state) & House of Representatives (based on size of state’s population)
President
-also elected by
the people
Supreme Court
-appointed by
President

13. CANADA’S GOVERNMENT 2 Branches LEGISLATIVE JUDICIAL Parliament
Supreme Court
Senate
House of
Commons
Prime Minister
MAKES AND ENFORCES LAWS
INTERPRETS LAWS

14. Your turn: