1. Chapter 1
Section 2

2. Classifying Governments
1. Who can participate
2. Geographic distribution of power
3. Relationship between legislative and executive branches.

3. Who Can Participate 1. Democracy- Power rests with the people.
direct- Mass meetings
indirect- Representative
2. Dictatorship- Power rests with a person or small group of people.
autocracy- Single person
oligarchy- Small group

4. Geographic Distribution
1. Unitary government- Centralized
2. Federal government- Divided between central and several local governments.
3. Confederate government- Independent states.

5. Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches
1. Presidential government- Branches are separate and coequal.
2. Parliamentary government- Executive branch is created by the legislative