2.  Governments can be classified based on who governs the state  Autocracy  Oligarchy  Democracy

3.  Power of Government reside with a single ruler  Monarchies  Absolute Monarchies  Constitutional Monarchies  Dictatorships

4.  A small group holds power.  Dictatorships and Communist countries will often claim to rule for the people  Hold Elections  Only one candidate  Congress  Only approve policies made by the leaders

5.  The people hold sovereign power of the government  Direct Democracy  Representative Democracy

6.  Direct: the people govern themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens  Representative: the people election politicians and give them the power to make laws and conduct government

7.  Government works to secure equal opportunity for the people to develop their own abilities  Based on Majority rule, through elected representatives  Free and open elections; “one person, one vote”  Candidates freely express their own views  Defeated candidates act a loyal opposition

8.  People participate fully in civic life  Vote  Work for a candidate  Run for office  Stable Growing Economy with a large middle class  Public School System that creates a large educated public

9.  A strong civil society in which a large network of voluntary organizations, independent of the government

10.  The people accept democratic values such as individual liberty and equality for all in a social consensus