1. Types of government

2. Types of government Authoritarian vs. democratic
Authoritarian: power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people
Democratic: the people rule

3. Authoritarian
Absolute monarchy: king or queen that has unlimited authority to rule as they wish (hereditary)
Qatar, Saudi Arabia

4. Dictators: exercise complete control over the state.
Limit freedom of speech
Rely on the police and military
Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler

5. Totalitarian: government controls almost all factors of people’s lives
Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, USSR

6. Democratic
Constitutional monarchy: power of the king or queen is limited by the country’s constitution and laws.
Monarchs are heads of state only
Great Britain, Japan

7. Republic: representative government in which no leaders inherit office
Any democratic country

8. Parliamentary system: top officials perform legislative and executive duties
Prime minister: head of a parliamentary government
Chosen by the members of parliament
Japan, Great Britain