Governments

• Government lead by a king and/or queen

• What kind of monarchies exists?

  Absolute monarchy

  It is the oldest monarchy of all and was born in the Middle Ages. There is no separation of powers, so the king holds the judicial, legislative, and executive power. Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Oman

  Parliamentary monarchy

  In parliamentary monarchy, the executive, judicial and legislative powers are completely independent of the crown. Hence it is said that the king reigns but does not govern. It is the most common of all, valid in countries such as the United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, Monaco, and the Netherlands.

  Constitutional monarchy

  And finally, the constitutional monarchy was born from the French Constitution of 1791. It was established in many European countries during the 19th century. The king only has executive power, while the legislature rests in the hands of a house of representatives elected by the citizens. Jordan, Kuwait, Norway

• The government is elected by the people.

• Representative vs. Direct

• Direct Democracy - People vote on issues directly

• Representative Democracy- people elect leaders who make governmental decisions for them

supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president 

United States, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan

a form of government characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism or independent media.

North Korea, Venezuela, Syria

A form of government in which a small group has total control and power.

China

Russia

A government that uses religion to make laws and decisions.

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Vatican City

a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

Myanmar, Sudan, Mali,

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.