2.  1 st thing we will look at is how governments are broken into regional systems  Unitary System  Federal System  Confederacy

3.  All key powers are located in the national or central governments  Does not mean just one level of government, rather central government has the power to create lower levels  Example: Great Britain

4.  Divides government between a national and/or state/provincial governments  Each level of government has power with National powers being supreme  Ex- United States of America

5.  Loose union of independent states  Power is controlled by local/state governments with little power given to a central government  No modern example, The United States tried this under the Articles of Confederation.

6.  A plan that provides the rules for government  Ideals that the people bound by the constitution believe in and share  It establishes the basic structure of government and defines the government’s powers and duties  It provides the supreme law for the country

7.  Autocracy  Oligarchy  Democracy Principles of Government

8.  Power and authority to rule held by one person  Totalitarian dictatorships (examples…)  Monarchies- Absolute & Constitutional (examples…)  Pros & Cons… Principles of Government

9.  Power and authority to rule is held by a small group of individuals  (Examples…) Principles of Government

10.  From the Greek demos (people) and kratia (to rule). Thus ~ rule by the people Too simple & naïve  Democracy is a system of government in which people select policy makers so that policies reflect the will of those governed. (explain…) Principles of Government

11.  Direct democracy allows the people the authority to govern themselves directly  People make and vote on policies in forums  Only exist in small communities today Principles of Government

12.  Representative democracy people select representatives and give them authority to make laws and run the government  Also known as: republic, indirect democracy and constitutional republic  Still in all, power ultimately rests with the public  Legitimacy and Revolution? Principles of Government