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Autocratic, Oligarchic, and Democratic Governments. 3 Ways Governments Determine Citizen Participation in Government. Autocratic Governments. Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little if any role in the government. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Autocratic, Oligarchic, Autocratic, Oligarchic, and Democratic and Democratic GovernmentsGovernments
3 Ways Governments 3 Ways Governments Determine Citizen Determine Citizen
Participation in GovernmentParticipation in Government
Autocratic GovernmentsAutocratic Governments
Government in which Government in which one personone person possesses possesses unlimited powerunlimited power and the and the citizencitizen has has little if any rolelittle if any role in the in the government.government.
Can not participate in elections or Can not participate in elections or selecting the rulerselecting the ruler
Rulers are dictators Rulers are dictators
Examples of Autocratic Examples of Autocratic governmentsgovernments
Cuba, North Korea, Iraq under Cuba, North Korea, Iraq under Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein
Oligarchic GovernmentOligarchic Government
Government by a few, sometimes a Government by a few, sometimes a government in which a government in which a small groupsmall group exercises control often for exercises control often for corrupt corrupt andand selfish purposesselfish purposes. The . The citizen has citizen has a very limited role.a very limited role.
Ruler is elected from a group of Ruler is elected from a group of wealthy, landowners, or people who wealthy, landowners, or people who have the military supporthave the military support
Examples of Oligarchic Examples of Oligarchic governmentsgovernments
Iran-theocracy-small religious group Iran-theocracy-small religious group rulesrules
Certain African countries Certain African countries
Democratic GovernmentsDemocratic Governments
Government by the people in which Government by the people in which the supreme power is held by the the supreme power is held by the people and exercised directly or people and exercised directly or indirectly through a system of indirectly through a system of representation usually involving representation usually involving periodically held FREE elections. periodically held FREE elections.
““Democracy is of the people, for the Democracy is of the people, for the people and by the people.” people and by the people.”
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
Characteristics of Characteristics of DemocracyDemocracy
Sovereignty of the peopleSovereignty of the people Government based upon consent of Government based upon consent of
the governedthe governed Majority rule but minority has rightsMajority rule but minority has rights Guarantee of basic human rightsGuarantee of basic human rights Free and fair electionsFree and fair elections Equality before the lawEquality before the law Due process of lawDue process of law Constitutional limits on governmentConstitutional limits on government
Two Types of DemocracyTwo Types of Democracy
1. 1. PresidentialPresidential: A system of : A system of government in which the president is government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the constitutionally independent of the legislature.legislature.
** The president is elected by the ** The president is elected by the people of the country and not the people of the country and not the legislature legislature
Two Types of DemocracyTwo Types of Democracy
2. 2. ParliamentaryParliamentary: A system of : A system of government where the elected government where the elected representatives choose the leader of representatives choose the leader of the country instead of the people. the country instead of the people. The leader (sometimes called the The leader (sometimes called the prime minister) answers to the prime minister) answers to the legislature.legislature.
•Prime Minster –leader, heads Parliament, the law making body
•Parliament selects Prime Minister
•Prime Minister can dissolve Parliament
•May have a head of state with little power – King or Queen
Citizens elect lawmakers
Leader heads the military & runs the government
•Legislature-lawmaking body
•President-Leader
•President is elected
•Legislature and President serve for a fixed amount of time
•President does not make the laws
•President is the head of state and chief executive
Parliamentary System Presidential System