1. Comparing Forms of Government
How should economic and political power be divided?

2. Monarchy Rule by one hereditary ruler
Advantages: efficiency and a clear line of succession
Disadvantages: varying quality of hereditary leaders
Pictured: King
Abdullah
of Saudi Arabia

3. Dictatorship Taking hold of power by force
Advantages: power is centralized in the hands of one military or political leader who can accomplish things efficiently
Disadvantages:
Dictators can abuse
citizens and they face
legitimacy problems
Pictured: Pakistan’s
General Musharaf

4. Theocracy Government headed by religious leaders
Advantages: A single, state-supported religion encourages political and social unity
Disadvantages:
Enforcing religion
can be difficult
Now only exists in
Vatican City and Iran

5. Communism
Belief in state control over the economy. System focused on equality and economic security for all.
Advantages: Unity
Disadvantages: Limited
personal freedom

6. Representative Democracy
Government by the people
Advantages: Many personal freedoms, VOTING!, checks and balances (limit power to one group)
Disadvantages: Hard to
pass laws and the process
is slow, takes time
to remove people from
office

7. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Communism– the means of production are owned by the government
Capitalism– the means of production are owned by individuals

8. Send Off
What form of government creates the most legitimate leaders? Legitimacy– accepted and respected as an authority