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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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