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?