TYPESOFGOVERNMENT :TYPESOFGOVERNMENT


Direct Democracy :Direct Democracy Purest form of government Sovereignty resides with the people Example: Ancient Athens Example: New England Town Meetings


Representative Democracy :Sometimes called indirect democracy A democracy where the people elect representatives to rule for them Two Types 1. Parliamentary Democracy 2. Presidential Democracy Representative Democracy Examples: France and Canada Examples: USA and Mexico


Absolute Monarchy :A system of government in which a king, queen, emperor etc. is the sole and absolute ruler. The right to rule was usually passed down to the eldest son, from the current monarch, when he/she died Absolute Monarchy Example: Ancient Egypt L'état, c'est moi (I am the state) Example: France-Louis XIV


Constitutional Monarchy :A monarchy where the King or Queen is a figurehead. The country is ruled through elected Parliament Members and operates under a constitution Constitutional Monarchy Example: Great Britain Example: Netherlands


Oligarchy :A system of government in which power resides with a few people; usually elites Might be a theocracy Oligarchy Example: South Africa under apartheid Example: Iran


Aristocracy :Also known as a Plutocracy A system of government in which a few people rule, usually the richest, and higher class. The right to rule was passed down within the family Aristocracy Example: Medieval Venice and Genoa


Dictatorship :A system of government in which one person has seized power, often violently, and is the sole ruler for life (Or until he/she is overthrown) Dictatorship Examples: Cuba and Germany


Totalitarianism :A system of government where every single part of an individual’s life is controlled and watched by the government. People who support this kind of government believe that strict order is the key to a society without chaos Totalitarianism Example: Mao Zedong’s China Example: Josef Stalin’s U.S.S.R.


Communism :Communism is a way of living in which the government owns and runs all of the business. There are many forms of communism, the “idea” form of society. Karl Marx set the foundation of the modern communism. Unfortunately all peaceful attempt to have a communist society have been abandoned early on. Usually the only way to have a communist regime is usually through revolution. Communism Example: U.S.S.R.


Anarchy :This is not a government Temporarily exists after strife in some countries Anarchists believe that government is evil, and that it limits individual freedoms. So anarchy is no form of government at all. Its roots can be traced back to the Goths in Europe. Small revival in USA in 19th and early 20th century Anarchy Example: Afghanistan and Iraq


Counting Countries :Counting Countries Chart 1: what is happening to the number of democracies in the world? Compare the number of democracies from1974 – 2007. Chart 3: what is the most common type of government used in the world? Where does the system used by the United States rank?


Slide 16:One-party Dictatorship 51% Military Dictatorship 9% Multi-party Democracy 40%


Slide 17:One-party Dictatorship 31% Military Dictatorship 7% Multi-party Democracy 62%