1. Warm Up Questions From CNN…

2. Types of Governments Annotated Illustrations

3. Monarchy  ruled by a king or queen  inherits the authority  royal figures have charitable and ceremonial duties but hold little real power  elected officials head the government.  can be constitutional or traditional (Qn Elizabeth) /(Saud- Saudi Arabia) a type of autocratic government

4. Totalitarian / Dictator  usually one all-powerful ruler who tries to put down anyone opposing them.  If they hold elections, they may be the only candidate allowed to campaign freely, or the only candidate on the ballot!  government may run or control the economy.  only people loyal to them can be elected to office.  Citizens have little freedom

5. Theocracy  a government ruled by a religious leader or leaders  rule is directed by the belief in a god or certain religious beliefs.  rulers are guided specifically by their religious beliefs and usually religious advisors, or see themselves as emissaries of their god, who are meant to rule their people.

6. Republic  a government in which the people elect representatives to make the laws  state’s responsibilities are limited because they are clearly bound by a charter (constitution)  The republic’s charter protects the individual’s

7. Parliamentary Democracy  head of government is the leader of the legislature  voters elect members of a parliament, or legislature, and then the members of parliament pick a cabinet to head the government.  The leader of the cabinet is called the prime minister, or premier  Stephen Harper, PM of Canada

8. Presidential Democracy  A type of government where the leader is the President and is chosen in a separate election from the legislature  voters elect the head of the government