1. Different Types of Government
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2. “Who Rules” Activity
You have all been given an island to control. Who rules in your island?
Your family?
You?
Your friends?
Nobody?
You have 5 min to create a form of government. Decide who rules and how will laws be enforced. Remember the 5 functions of government we discussed yesterday.

3. Results How many of you decided to rule the island yourselves?
How many of you decided on having no government at all?
How many of you decided to let the people in the island decide?

4. Rule by One Only one person has the power Could be a monarch
Absolute monarch
Could be a dictator
In a monarchy, people are usually born into it
In a dictatorship, power is forcibly taken away and one person is established as the ruling body

5. CFU
What is the difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?

6. Rule by the Few Could be an oligarchy or an aristocracy
Aristocracy- usually connected to royal families through blood
Oligarchy- rule by the privileged, like the rich

7. CFU
How are oligarchies and aristocracies similar?

8. Rule by Many
Democracy is a system in which the people hold the power to make the decisions
“Demos”- people
“Kratos”- power
2 kinds -> direct and representative

9. Direct Democracy Can be seen as Democracy in its purest form
Individuals vote directly on proposed laws
Maximizes political self- determination
Tyranny of the majority?
Ice cream dilemma

10. Representative Democracy
The people elect representatives that voice their opinions
This allows for minority groups to have their voices heard
This is at the heart of the American political experience

11. Exit Ticket
What are the 2 types of democracy? Why did the U.S. decide to adopt a representative democracy as opposed to a direct democracy?