Comparative GovernmentVocabulary

Anarchy• From Greek: anarchía, "without ruler" • A theoretical social state in which

there is no governing person or body of persons, but each individual has absolute liberty without the implication of disorder.

• Anarchists are those who advocate the absence of the state, arguing that common sense would allow for people to come together in agreement to form a functional society allowing for the participants to freely develop their own sense of morality, ethics and behavior..

• Examples:– French Revolution – Jamaica 1720 – Spain 1936

Aristocracy

• Aristocracy is a form of government where power is kept by an elite class.

• From Greek "aristokratia", rule of the best

• Nobility• China, Islam, Europe

Autocracy

• An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single self appointed ruler.

• from Greek word autocratic -"self-ruler", or to: "rule by one's self“.

• Can be a:– monarch , dictator, despot,

tyrant

Tribe

• A tribe consists of a social group existing before the development of states and government.

• most contemporary tribes do not have their origin in pre-state tribes, but rather in pre-state bands.

• Bands comprise small, mobile, and fluid social formations with weak leadership, that do not generate surpluses, pay no taxes and support no standing army.

Theocracy• Theocracy is a form of

government in which a God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler.

• The word theocracy originates from the Greek θεοκρατία (theokratia), meaning "the rule of God".

• In a pure theocracy, the civil leader is believed to have a direct personal connection with God. (Moses, Muhammad)

• Iran, Saudi Arabia, The Vatican, pre-WWII Japan

Communism

• Communism is a socio-economic structure that promotes the establishment of a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production.

• It is usually considered a branch of the broader socialist movement that draws on the various political and intellectual movements that trace their origins back to the work of Karl Marx.

• the world's wealth should be shared equally, and that unequal distribution caused by class distinctions, is the root of all social evils, driving men to greed, selfishness and exploitation.

• Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba.

January 27, 2010

• Objectives: To develop an understanding of Comparative Government Terms.

• Question: What form of Government is the U.S.? What makes it this form of government?

• Agenda: Notes

• The U.S. Role in a Changing World.

Fascism

• Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology that considers the individual subordinate to the interests of the state, party or society as a whole.

• Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on ethnic, cultural, racial, religious attributes.

• The key attribute of fascism is intolerance of individualism.

• 1943-45 Italy

Dynasty

• A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations.

• dynasty" is also used to describe the era during which a family reigned, as well as events, trends and artifacts of that period, "Ming dynasty vase".

• Egypt,China, Korea, England, Russia

Interim• An interim is a temporary pause

in a line of succession or event • An interim government is

frequently organized following a revolution or sudden death, when there has not been time to nominate, designate, or elect a government. Such a government may also be called a provisional government.

• The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi Transitional Government was installed.

Totalitarian• Totalitarianism is state regulation of

nearly every aspect of public and private behavior.

• Totalitarian governments remain in power by means of secret police, propaganda,state-controlled media, restriction of free discussion and criticism, single-party states, the use of surveillance, and widespread use of terror tactics.

• Attempt to mobilize entire populations in support of the official state ideology, and the intolerance of activities which are not directed towards the goals of the state

• Soviet Union, Nazi Germany,Fascist Italy,Spartan Greece.

“beloved Stalin is the people's happiness”

Colonial

• Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler colonies or administrative dependencies in which indigenous populations are directly ruled or displaced.

• It is a system of direct political, economic and cultural intervention by a powerful country in a weaker one.

Republic

• A republic is a state or country that is not led by an hereditary monarch where the people of that state or country have impact on its government.

• In most modern republics the head of state is termed president.

• In republics that are also democracies the head of state is appointed as the result of an election.

• Arwad: 2,000 bc

Constitutional

• A constitution is a system for governance, often defined as a written document, that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity.

• In the case of countries, this term refers specifically to a national constitution defining the fundamental political principles.

• Constitutions give specific powers to an organization on the condition that it abides by the constitution

Final 5

• Tell me which of the 4 you agreed with and why, and which you disagreed with and why…

• Tomorrow: You will be looking who will be in your group…………for your presentation on the future that…I choose for you!