1. Types of Governments: Arranged by Government Control AND Citizen Participation
*vocabulary*

2. The Way Governments Distribute Power
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Strong central government
Weaker central government
Moderately powerful government
Government shares power with local governments
Government makes all decisions
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State/regional authorities hold most of the power

3. Unitary
A form of government where the power is held by one central authority
Example: Parliament in the UK
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4. Ways Government Distributes Power
Unitary
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority

5. Confederation
When independent countries agree to work together to secure a common purpose
They limit some of their freedoms to compromise and work together
Example: European Union
States retain considerable independence.
Less binding than a federation.
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6. Ways Government Distributes Power
Confederation
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority

7. Federal
A form of government where power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
Example: The U.S.A. is divided into the national government and the state governments
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8. Ways Government Distributes Power
Federation / Federal
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority

9. How Gov’ts Determine Citizen Participation
Autocracy/autocratic
Oligarchy/oligarchic
Democracy/democratic
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10. Autocratic Gov’t Citizen Participation
One person possesses unlimited power
Citizen has little, if any, role in the gov’t
Example: Dictators
Saddam Hussein in Iraq
Kim IL Jong of N. Korea
Cuba
Monarchs:
Sultan of Brunei, King of Saudi Arabia
One of the most common forms of government.
Maintain power through inheritance or ruthless use of military and police power.
High Participation
Government Power
Citizen Participation
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Low or No Participation

11. Forms of Autocratic Govts.
Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship
Ideas of a single leader glorified.
Government tries to control all aspects of social and economic life.
Government is not responsible to the people.
People lack the power to limit their rulers.
Examples- Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin
Absolute Monarchy
King, queen, or emperor exercises the supreme powers of government/unlimited power.
Position is usually inherited.
Examples- King of Saudi Arabia.

12. Types of Autocratic Governments
Monarchy: A government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign - such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitutionally limited authority. (Saudi Arabia)
Theocracy: A religious ruler is the supreme, but the Deity's (God’s) laws are interpreted by the religious ruler (bishops, mullahs, etc.); and are the countries’ law. (Iran)

13. Oligarchic Gov’t Citizen Participation
Gov’t by a group that gets its power from military power, social power, wealth, religion or a combination.
Sometimes a gov’t in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
Political opposition is usually suppressed- sometimes violently. Examples- Communist countries such as China.
Leaders in the party and armed forces control government.
Citizen has very limited role
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General Citizens’ Participation
Government Power
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Low or No Participation

14. Types of Oligarchic Government
Communism: The government plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power. All businesses and land is owned by the government while claiming to make progress toward better society in which all goods are equally shared by the people. (China)

15. Autocracy & Oligarchy Sometimes claim they rule for the people.
In reality, the people have very little say in both types of government.
Examples- May hold elections with only one candidate or control the results in various ways.
Examples- Even when these governments have a legislature or national assembly, they often only approve decisions made by the leaders.
JUST BECAUSE THEY CLAIM TO BE A REPUBLIC, DOESN’T MEAN THE ARE A REPUBLIC! They MAY be REALLY an oligarchy or autocratic gov’t!

16. Democratic Gov’t Citizen Participation
Gov’t where people (citizens) have the power
Citizens participate in free elections to choose their gov’t representation
High Participation
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Government Power
Citizen Participation
Low or No Participation

17. Two main forms of Democratic Gov’ts
Parliamentary
This is where the leader is in the legislature body. Leader is called a Prime Minister and works with the legislature. Legislature elects one of their own as Prime Minister
Presidential
The president is constitutionally independent of the legislature. The two bodies work separately at different tasks. People elect president. The president doesn’t make the laws, but can encourage them to create them

18. BE CAREFUL!
Just because a country can CALL themselves a democracy doesn’t mean they ARE! Look at the role of the president or legislatures!
Examples- May hold elections with only one candidate or control the results in various ways. (Ex: Iran’s election or Kenya)
Examples- Even when these governments have a legislature or national assembly, they often only approve decisions made by the leaders.
THIS WOULD MAKE THEM AUTOCRATIC OR OLIGARCHIC!

19. Types of Republics
A representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives), not the people themselves, vote on legislation. Ex: S. Africa and Kenya
Federal Republic: A state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the states, colonies, or provinces keep some self-government; power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives. Federation: Power is shared between a central government and local governments.
Parliamentary Democracy: A political system in which the legislature selects the government - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers.

20. Constitutional Monarchy: A monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom. The King or queen doesn’t have any real power… power comes from the constitution! (Canada , United Kingdom, and Japan)
This needs to be kept all year long!!!