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Types of Government
MonarchyDefinition:
Rule by a single person who inherits power Power can be absolute or limited
Who has power?
King or Queen
People’s RightsLimited monarchy--constitution protects rights
Absolute monarchy--king is dictator
Examples:
Past - King Louis XIV
of France (absolute)
Current - Queen Elizabeth II of England (constitutional)
Map of current monarchies
Red - absolute Green - constitutional Pink - traditional
Dictatorship
Absolute power is concentrated in one person/group
Who has power?
A person/group that takes over by force or charisma
People’s RightsFreedoms can be given or taken away at the leader’s whim.
Examples:
Past - Adolph Hitler of Germany
Current - Kim Jong Il of North
Korea
Communism
System of single-party rule with the end goal of absolute equality
Who has power?
One political party, headed by its leader
Eventually, gov’t should fade away
People’s Rights
Value group rights over individual rights (ex. no private ownership)
Examples:
Past - Soviet Union
Current - Cuba
Theocracy
Religious rule (no separation of church and state)
Who has power?
A person or group that acts as a religious authority
Sometimes the leader is said to be able to communicate with god or is actually a god him/herself.
People’s Rights
Depends on what your holy book says.
Examples:
Past - Ancient Egypt
Current - Vatican
Map of current theocracies
Direct Democracy
The people make all decisions for themselves through majority rule
Who has power?
The majority
People’s Rights
The majority decides which rights are allowed or denied to certain groups
Examples:
Past - Ancient Athens
Current - None(New England town hall mtgs)
Republic
People elect politicians to serve as their representatives in gov’t
Who has power?
Representatives and the people who elect them
People’s Rights
Usually rights are protected by a constitution
Examples:
Past - Ancient Rome
Current - U.S.A.
Map of current republics
Democracy
What the founding fathers really thought about it
Benjamin Franklin
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Hey guys! What’s for lunch?
What now?
Thomas Jefferson
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule,
where 51% of the people may take away the rights
of the other 49%.
John Adams
That the desires of the majority of the people
are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority,
is demonstrated by every page of the history of the world.
James Madison
Democracy was the right of the people to choose their own tyrant.
Alexander Hamilton
Real liberty is never found in despotism or
in the extremes of democracy...
The United States is
A DemocracyA Democracy
OMG!
The United States is
A A
Democracy
All people vote on all things
Majority always rules
Rule by the people
All people vote for representatives to do their everyday voting for them
Majority does NOT rule when their will goes against the principles of the Constitution
Rule by elected representatives in different branches
RepublicRepublic
James Garfield
The people are responsible
for the character of their Congress.
If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt,
it is because the people tolerate
ignorance, recklessness and corruption.
If it be intelligent, brave and pure,
it is because the people demand these high qualities
to represent them in the national legislature....
What happens when we let the majority vote on the rights of minorities?
What about today?
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