1. Monday 9/8/14 Review Types of Government Notes
Introduce Country Project

2. Civics and Economics Day 10

3. REVIEW
What is a Government?
What does the government do for us?

4. Different Types of Governments

5. Government Prefixes and suffixes
Demos-
People
Theo-
God, a god
Mon-
One
Aristo-
Nobility/Wealthy
A-/an-
Not, without
-cracy
Rule, government power
-archy
Form of government or rule

6. Democracy
A system of government in which citizens vote based on the principle of majority rule.
Majority rule- citizens agree to abide by what most people want.

7. Republic
Citizens choose a smaller group of elected officials to represent and lead the people.

8. Authoritarian
A Non-Democratic system of government in which one person or a group of people have strict control over a country.

9. Monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen (royalty), usually through bloodline or heredity.

10. Dictatorship \
Government ruled by one person or a small group of people.
Usually rules by force and often controls the police and military.

11. Totalitarianism
The Government has complete(Total) control over the people’s lives.
A dictatorship can be a type of totalitarian government

12. Theocracy
Government ruled by a church or religion

13. Aristocracy
A Government ruled by the wealthy elite.

14. Anarchy
Absence of government.
Chaos