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Forms of Government
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When people decide to form the social
contracts that we call governments, they
make many different decisions about how
their government will look.
Rule by few or rule by all?
Where do the rulers get their power?
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Any form of government in which political
power is exercised by all citizens, either
directly or through their elected representatives.
There are two kinds ofDemocracies
Direct!Representative!
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All citizens participate in government.
All citizens can create public policy if they want to.
Example: In ancient Athens, Greece, they held
assemblies where citizens voted to pass laws.
There are no representatives in government: Thecitizens vote on everything!
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Like direct democracy, all citizens participate in
government
People elect representatives who vote on laws forthe citizens
Representatives answer to the people through
regular elections
Representatives are also usually held accountable
by a constitution
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Fill in the blanks to review
DEMOCRACY!
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The two forms ofdemocracy are __________
and ___________________.
direct
representative
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In a democracy, all__________ participate in
government.
citizens
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All citizens vote oneverything in a
______________________.direct democracy
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In a direct democracy, thereare no ________________
in the government.
representatives
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In a representative
democracy, the
representatives answer to
the people through
______________________.regular elections
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A form of government in which political power iscontrolled by oneindividual such as a monarch,
dictator, emperor, etc.
Were going to talk about two kinds of
autocracy
Monarchs!
Dictators!
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Rule by kings, queens, princes, and princesses
sometimes by other names, but always
MONARCHS!
Leaders usually gain their power because their
parents were rulers too.
Some modern monarchies like Spain and Japan
have constitutions.
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In a dictatorship, power is not inherited, but is
acquired by force (military or political)
Dictators have absolute control over the lives of
their citizens and usually people are not allowed
to voice their negative opinions
North Koreas leader Kim Jong Il is considered a
dictator
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Weve talked about DEMOCRACIES
Democracy
isrule by the
people!
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and AUTOCRACIES
Autocracy
is rule by
one!
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but what other forms of
government are there?
What if, instead of everyone or just
one person, a few people got
together to rule a nation?
Rule by Few!
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Theo means god in Greek so if a
government is THEO-cratic that means it is ruled
by Thats right! A god or higher power!
Leaders (autocraticor oligarchic) are usuallyreligious leaders and society uses religious law to
settle its disputes
Example: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern
theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The
Quran, as its guide.
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Rule by fewPower can be based on several things:
Military strength = Military Junta
Family power = AristocracyReligious control = Theocratic Oligarchy
Oligarchies can often come from or lead to other
forms of government (like autocracies)
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No government at all
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No government at all
In an anarchy there is no government to make or
enforce laws.
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Wow!
There are so manyforms of government!
And remember there
are also combinations
What is government
ruled by GOD and a FEWpeople called?
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WHEW!
We had betterreview
Time for some
A or B!
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A B
Rule byeveryone
Rule byno one
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A B
Citizenselect people
to vote
All citizensvote on
everything
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A BRepresentatives
are
appointed
Representatives
are elected
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A B
Rule byone
Rule byfew
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A B
Never haveconstitutions
Power isinherited
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A BAlways
protect
freedomof speech
Havetotal
control
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A B
Power isalways
inherited
Come inmany
forms
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A B
Power froma higher
being
Power
taken
throughforce
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A BEveryone
follows the
laws
Everyone
does what
they want
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Now, review your
chart along with
your teacher!
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So, What type ofGovernment is the U.S.?
(CIA World Factbook)
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- a form of government in
which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in agoverning constitution.
- a state in which the powers of thecentral government are restricted and in which thecomponent parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain adegree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests
with the voters who chose their governmentalrepresentatives.
- a form of government in which the supremepower is retained by the people, but which is usuallyexercised indirectly through a system of representation anddelegated authority periodically renewed.
- a state in which the supremepower rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote forofficers and representatives responsible to them.
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Rule
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Controlledby
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Rule
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Pow
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Holds
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Constitutional
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Democracy
Autocrac
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