1. Governments
*vocabulary*

2. Citizen
A legal member of a country

3. The Way Governments Distribute Power
Unitary
Confederation
Federal
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4. Unitary
A form of government where laws and decisions are made by one central authority and passed
down to state & local
governments
Examples: Parliament in the UK
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5. How the Unitary System works
state
state
Central
Authority
state
state

6. Confederation
When independent countries/states agree to work together in time of need
They limit some of their freedoms to compromise and work together
Examples:
European Union
Confederate States of America during the Civil War
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7. Confederation
state
state
Central
Authority
state
state

8. Federal Russia Examples: USA Germany
A form of government where power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
Examples:
USA
Germany
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9. Federal Regional Regional Authority Authority Central Authority

10. How Gov’ts Determine Citizen Participation
Autocracy/autocratic
Oligarchy/oligarchic
Democracy/democratic
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11. Autocratic Gov’t Citizen Participation
One person possesses unlimited power
Citizen has little, if any, role in the gov’t
Example: dictators
Czar Nicholas II - Russia
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Fidel Castro - Cuba
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12. Oligarchic Gov’t Citizen Participation
Gov’t by the few
Sometimes a gov’t in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
Citizen has very limited role
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13. Democratic Gov’t Citizen Participation
Gov’t where people (citizens) have the power
Citizens participate in free elections to choose their gov’t representation
BrainPop
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14. Two main forms of Democratic Gov’ts
Parliamentary
Presidential

15. Parliamentary
Gov’t where executive power is held by members of legislature
May have a president elected by the legislature.
Led by Prime Minister
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16. Presidential
A system where the executive power (president) is independent of the legislature
President doesn’t make laws, but can encourage legislature to create certain laws

17. THE END! Keep this graphic organizer all year!!!