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World Governments

WHO HAS THEPOWER?

B Y I S S G R A D E 5 T E A C H E R S


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LEARN

There are many different types of

government around the world, and

throughout history. We can categorize

these by how many people can take part in

making decisions for a country. In this

book you will explore governments led by

one person, by a few leaders, and by many

people.

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT


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A government in which the adults of a community

share their different ideas with the leader, but a

council of elders OR a chief makes the final

decision. Today, many Native American reservations

in the USA use this type of government.

T e r m s

1. Tribal Rule

2. Dictatorship

3. Absolute Monarchy

4. Theocracy

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ONE PERSON RULE

Tribal Rule


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A government in which a leader seizes

power, usually with the support of the

military; the leader makes all

decisions and does not allow public disagreement

with his/her decisions. Today, North Koreas leader,

Kim Jong il, is an example of a dictator.

DictatorshipSouth Korean

Kim Jong il

Interactive 1.1 Dictatorship


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Absolute Monarchy

A government in which a leader is born

and raised to be king or queen; the king

or queen makes all decisions and does not allow

protests against his/her decisions. Today, Saudi

Arabias leader, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, is

an example of an absolute monarch.

King Abdullah

Interactive 1.2 Absolute Monarchy


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A government in which a religious leader makes all the

decisions based on religious laws and does not allow

protests against his/her decisions. Today, Irans

government, with religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali

Khamenei in the position of Supreme leader, is an

example of a theocracy.

Ayatollah Khameni

Interactive 1.3 Theocracy

Theocracy


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Review 1.1 One PersonGovernments

The government form where one

person has seized power and issupported by the military is a....

A. theocracy

B. dictatorship

C. absolute monarchy

D. tribal rule

Review 1.2 One Person Governments

The government form where a person is

born and raised to make all thedecisions for a country is a.....

A. tribal rule

B. theocracy

C. absolute monarchy

D. dictatorship


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A government in which a small group of

leaders, all of whom share a belief about

how the country should be governed, make allthe decisions and do not allow protests

against their decisions. South Africa was an

oligarchy until 1994 due to its policy of

apartheid.

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A FEW LEADERS

outh Africa

Interactive 1.4 Oligarchy

Oligarchy


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DIRECT DEMOCRACY:

A government in which all adults can share their ideas and

vote. Today, some small towns, such as Lakeville,

Massachusetts, or certain cantons in Switzerland have this

form of government.

T e r m s

1. Direct democracy

2. Representative

democracy3. Constitutional

monarchy

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Many People Decide

Democracy


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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY:

A government in which the people vote for leaders who will represent the voter by making decisions

that the voters like if the leaders make many decisions that the voters dont like, the voters dont

re-elect that leader. Today, the United States of America has a representative government.

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Green means the

countries are

considered free.

Red means the

countries are not

considered free.

Interactive 1.5 Map of Freedom

Go to the Map of Freedom if you are on a computer.
http://www.democracyweb.org/new-map/http://www.democracyweb.org/new-map/http://www.democracyweb.org/new-map/


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Constitutional Monarchy

A government which has a King or

Queen, but the monarch has very

limited power. Most of the real

government leaders are elected by the

people. Some of the real government

leaders are appointed by the monarch

or by the members of Parliament.Today, the United Kingdom has this a

Constitutional Monarchy and a

Parliamentary system of government.


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What do you think democracy is?

Movie 1.1 Kids talk about democracy


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THINK

NOW ITS YOUR TURN!


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How can you be a good citizen as a member

of a community?

Add to these examples:

Stay informed and vote know the ideas and

opinions of your leaders so that you know whom to

elect, so that you dont give power to a dictator.

Respect others opinions or else become an

oligarchy, dictatorship, or other type of

government that doesnt allow disagreement.

Respect the religious rights of others or else

become a theocracy, a government that allows no

choice of belief, religion or religious practice.

What do you think?

Democracy requires that citizens have certain

responsibilities to maintain the government.

Give one example of a citizen's responsibility,

tell why it's important, and explain what may

happen if citizens DON'T live up to that

responsibility.

A citizen's responsibility:

Why is it important?

What might happen if citizens DON'T keep that

responsibility?

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ISS 2013

This book was made with materials developed by grade 5 teachers at ISS.

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Anarchy

Absence of government and law.

Related Glossary Terms

Index

Communism, Democracy, Monarchy


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Citizen

A person who has full rights of their town or country.


Index

Democracy, Dictator, Government, President


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Communism

A system of government in which property is owned by the community.


Index

Anarchy, Democracy, Monarchy


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Democracy

Government by the people (can be direct or through elected representatives).


Index

Anarchy, Citizen, Communism, Monarchy, Parliament


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Dictator

A person who has complete power over a country.


Index

Citizen, Government, President


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Economy

A countrys income and its use of it


Index

Drag related terms here


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Government

The group of people who are in charge of the public affairs of a country.


Index

Citizen, Dictator, Politics, President, System


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Monarchy

A system of government in which a king or queen rules.


Index

Anarchy, Communism, Democracy


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Parliament

An assembly of people who make the law.


Index

Democracy


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Politics

The activities of a political party or a government.


Index

Government


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President

The person voted to lead a nation (the top elected official).


Index

Citizen, Dictator, Government


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System

A group of things working together.


Index

Government