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Different Types of Governments WHO RULES?
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ARISTOTLE Greek philosopher “Who governs the state?” Three simply classifications based on members that participate in govt. Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy
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Autocracy A government in which one person has all the power. Two types of Autocracy Dictatorship One leader with absolute control over citizens’ lives If there is a constitution the leader has control over that too There might be other branches but they too are subject to the leader’s wants Monarchy King or Queen rules the country Comes to power through a family line monarchies held all the power and had the final say (absolute monarchs) Modern times they share power and are subject to the country’s constitution AUTOCRACY
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Oligarchy Small group of people has all the power Greek word rule by few Only a certain group has political rights One social class One race Junta small group of people usually military officers rule a country after taking it by force Religious Rule Theocracy Is a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority Religious law is used to settle disputes and rule the people Modern Theocracies are usually found in countries where the population is strongly religious Ex Iran and Islam OLIGARCHY
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Democracy Citizens hold the political power Two forms of Democracy Representative Democracy Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government issues Elected leaders do the day-to-day work of government the country Ex. Direct Democracy No representatives Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country Is hard on a large scale country Best example is Greek city- state of Athens DEMOCRACY
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Anarchy nobody is in control A way to describe the human state of existence before any governments developed Everyone looks out for themselves Aka. Animals in the wild Anarchist are people who believe others should be able to live without government ANARCHY
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