1. Forms of Government

2. Classifying Government
1. Who can participate
2. Geographic distribution of power
3. relationship between the legislative and executive branch

3. Types of democracies
Direct
Indirect
“government by popular assent

4. In a republic, the people vote for representatives to make laws for them.

5. In an oligarchy, power is held by a small elite group.
In a unitary government all power is held by a central government agency.
Burmese Junta

6. Federal Government
Power is divided between central and local government.

7. A confederation is an alliance of independent states.

9. In a presidential government executive and legislative branches share power equally.

10. In a parliamentary government voters elect the legislature and the prime minister is chosen from the legislature.