TYPES OFTYPES OF

GOVERNMENTS GOVERNMENTS

What Do You Think?What Do You Think?

What is government? The form or What is government? The form or system of rule by which a state, system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed.community, etc., is governed.

What is the purpose of What is the purpose of government? government?

Do you think we need government? Do you think we need government? Why or why not?Why or why not?

Kinds of GovernmentKinds of Government

ConstitutionalConstitutional Totalitarian Totalitarian

Types of GovernmentsTypes of Governments Absolute Monarchy (Absolute Monarchy (TotalitarianTotalitarian))

Dictatorship (Dictatorship (TotalitarianTotalitarian))

Communist (Communist (TotalitarianTotalitarian))

Democracy (Democracy (ConstitutionalConstitutional))

Republic (Republic (ConstitutionalConstitutional))

Constitutional Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy ((ConstitutionalConstitutional))

Types of Government: DictatorshipTypes of Government: Dictatorship Rule by a single leader, who Rule by a single leader, who has not been elected has not been elected

May use force to keep control May use force to keep control and imprisons anyone that and imprisons anyone that disagrees with him.disagrees with him.

In a Military Dictatorship, In a Military Dictatorship,

the army is in controlthe army is in control

Bashar al-Assad,

President of Syria

Germany’s Dictator:

Adolf Hitler

Examples of a Dictatorship:Examples of a Dictatorship:

1.1. North KoreaNorth Korea2.2. Syria under Syria under Bashar al-AssadBashar al-Assad3.3. Germany under Adolf HitlerGermany under Adolf Hitler

Types of Government: CommunistTypes of Government: Communist Rule by a government that owns Rule by a government that owns things like businesses and farmsthings like businesses and farms

Seeks to establish a classless Seeks to establish a classless society (no upper class, middle society (no upper class, middle class, and lower class)class, and lower class)

People have little to no rights People have little to no rights and government makes all decisions and government makes all decisions for its citizens.for its citizens.

Provides its people's healthcare, Provides its people's healthcare, education and welfareeducation and welfare

Examples of an Communism:Examples of an Communism:

1.1. CubaCuba2.2. North KoreaNorth Korea3.3. ChinaChina

Who holds the power in Who holds the power in an Absolute Monarchy?an Absolute Monarchy?

A monarch inherits the right to A monarch inherits the right to rule and has unlimited power. rule and has unlimited power.

People have little to no right.People have little to no right.

King or Queen holds total power.

Example of an Absolute Example of an Absolute Monarchy:Monarchy:

1.1. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

DemocracyDemocracy

Direct DemocracyDirect Democracy First known democracy was First known democracy was

in ancient Athens in the in ancient Athens in the fifth century B.C. fifth century B.C.

Democracy is Greek for Democracy is Greek for ““people-powerpeople-power””

Citizens of ancient Athens Citizens of ancient Athens assembled to make assembled to make important decisions for important decisions for their city-statetheir city-state

They voted on issues They voted on issues directlydirectly

Republic /Representative DemocracyRepublic /Representative Democracy• The ancient Romans The ancient Romans

developed the first developed the first representative democracyrepresentative democracy

• Different social groups Different social groups elected their own elected their own representativesrepresentatives

• Representatives met in Representatives met in assembliesassemblies

• The nobles were The nobles were represented in the Senaterepresented in the Senate

• Governmental power was Governmental power was divided between these two divided between these two branches and they voted branches and they voted on various issueson various issues

RepublicRepublicA republic is a A republic is a

government without a king government without a king or queen. Often, the or queen. Often, the people in a republic people in a republic

choose representatives to choose representatives to make decisions. make decisions. Is the United States a republic? Explain your answer and give details about the United States government.

Is the United States a republic? Explain your answer and give details about the United States government.

Types of Government: RepublicTypes of Government: Republic(Representative Democracy)(Representative Democracy)

Rule by a government that has a Rule by a government that has a chief of state that is elected chief of state that is elected by the people he represents. by the people he represents.

In modern times, the head of a In modern times, the head of a republic is usually a president republic is usually a president or prime minister with term or prime minister with term limits . limits .

Example:

United States

Examples of a Republic:Examples of a Republic:

1.1. United StatesUnited States2.2. FranceFrance3.3. MexicoMexico

The Chief of State of the

British Kingdom is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

II

Domestic PowersDomestic Powers

Foreign PowersForeign Powers

•Power to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister•Power to issue and withdraw passports•Power to summon, prorogue and dissolve Parliament •Power to command the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom •And several other powers not listed

•The power to ratify and make treaties •The power to declare War and Peace •The power to deploy the Armed Forces overseas •The power to recognize states•The power to credit and receive diplomats

Constitutional Monarchy

What governmental responsibilities do you think the Parliament in Britain has?

Power to make laws

Constitutional monarchies with representative parliamentary systems are shown in green. Other constitutional monarchies are shown in light green.

Do you notice any patterns to where the constitutional monarchies are

located?

Do you notice any patterns to where the constitutional monarchies are

located?

Why does Canada use this form of government? Who is their monarch?

Why does Canada use this form of government? Who is their monarch?

Why is the United States

not a constitutional monarch?

Why is the United States

not a constitutional monarch?

How can you explain the diffusion of this form of government around the world?

How can you explain the diffusion of this form of government around the world?

AnarchyAnarchy

No government at all… No government at all…

WAIT!

Then who makes

and enforces

laws?

AnarchyAnarchy

No government at all… No government at all…

In an anarchy there is no government to make or In an anarchy there is no government to make or enforce laws. enforce laws.

What do yo

u

think that

would be

like?