Week 8 Notes

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Week 8Notes

• Define Monarchy, Dictatorship, and Democracy
• What are the different types of Monarchy,
  Dictatorship, and Democracies?
  
• Name_________________________
• Period________________________
• Mr. Furman

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Different Types of Government
Monarchy- The power to govern is in the hands of
a monarch (king, queen, emperor, sultan, czar).
The power of government is inherited (passed
down) through the members of one family.

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Different Types of Government
Dictatorship- The power of government is held by
one person or by a small group of people. They
usually come to power by forcefully overthrowing
the old government. They have the backing of the
military or police.

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Different Types of Government
 Democracy- The power of government is shared by
all the people in a country. The power of
government is transferred through an election
process. The word democracy comes from the
ancient Greeks

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Two Types of Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy- The monarch has all the power
to make laws and decisions. They stay in power
because they have the support of other powerful
families in the country (nobles).
Example- Saudi Arabia

Monarch Laws
(King, Queen, Emperor, Czar, Sultan)
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Two Types of Monarchy

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Constitutional Monarchy- The monarch is only a
figurehead. Their position in the government is
ceremonial. They have no real power. The power
in government is held by a group of lawmakers.
  Example- Great Britain





Monarch Constitution
Law Making Body Laws
(Congress, Assembly, Parliament)

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Two Types of Dictatorship

Autocracy- Dictatorship by one person. A
single individual holds all the power.
 

Example- Iraq- Saddam Hussein Cuba- Fidel
Castro
Police
Army

 



Dictator
Laws
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Two Types of Dictatorship
Oligarchy- Dictatorship of people by a small
group Only people within the group have power.
Example- Afghanistan- Taliban
Former Soviet Union (now Russia)-
Central Party

 
Police

Army

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Laws
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Two Types of Democracy


Representative (Republican)Democracy- Citizens of
a country elect other citizens to act as their
representative in the government. The ancient
Romans were the first to use this type of
democracy. Also called a republic.






Citizens
Election Elected Representative
Government Laws



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Two Types of Democracy
Direct Democracy- Laws and decisions in a country
are voted on directly by people. The ancient Gr
eeks were the first to use this type of
democracy.
Citizens Citizens
Citizens