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Title: Types of Government


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Types of Government
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  • Every nation in the world has a government.
  • They are not all alike.
  • Each nations government has been shaped by the
    countrys history.
  • There are three main types of governments.

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1. Autocracy
  • Rule by one
  • Monarchy (absolute and constitutional)
  • Dictatorship/Totalitarian
  • Theocracy

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Absolute Monarchs
  • Rule by a king or queen.
  • Usually with absolute force.
  • They hold absolute or total power.
  • There are few absolute monarchs left today.
  • Most monarchs today rule with limitations on
    their power.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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Constitutional Monarchs
  • Rule by a king or queen.
  • Their power is limited by a constitution.
  • They do not have absolute authority.
  • In England, Queen Elizabeth has to answer to
    parliament and the Prime Minister.

Queen Elizabeth II
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Dictatorships/Totalitarian Governments
  • In some countries a small group of people or one
    person rules by force.
  • It controls all areas of peoples lives.
  • Few rights in countries like these.
  • Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, is an
    example.


Former Cuban President Fidel Castro
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Theocracy
  • Form of government in which religion is
    recognized as supreme law.
  • Ex Vatican City

Pope Francis
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2. Oligarchy
  • Rule by a few.
  • Sometimes a military group or a wealthy group of
    people.
  • Some tribes still operate this way in remote
    countries.
  • Some city-states from Ancient Greece were
    oligarchies.
  • Some say America is an Oligarchy???

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Some examples of Oligarchies
  • Communism - government determines all means of
    production, people work for the government.
  • Ex. China, North Vietnam
  • Socialism - government ownership of some things
    but people can still own businesses.
  • Ex. France, Sweden, Norway

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3. Democracies
  • Direct Democracies
  • All participate in government such as in Ancient
    Athens.
  • Can still work today in smaller communities.
  • Representative Democracy or Republic
  • We elect people to represent the people and make
    decisions for all the people.
  • We have representatives in Frankfort and in D.C.

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Anarchy
  • NO Government

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Why do we need governments?
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