Unit V_GOVECON_Types of Governments

GOVERNMENT

Types of Governments

GOVERNMENT

1.

What is government?

GOVERNMENT

1.

What is government?

Government is an organization

people set up to protect the
community and make rules

GOVERNMENT

2. What does a government do?

GOVERNMENT

2. What does a government do?

▪Protects the community
▪Makes laws
▪Keeps order

GOVERNMENT

3. Why do people need government?

GOVERNMENT

3. Why do people need government?

▪ For protection of people and property
▪ Making laws
▪Enforcing laws

GOVERNMENT

4. What types of government

are there?

GOVERNMENT

4. What types of government are there?

Four common types are:

Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Theocracy

Power resides in one person

​ Example:
North Korea (Kim Jong Un)

AUTOCRACY

Absolute power vested in one person. Example:

North Korea (Kim Jong Un)

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​A type of Authoritarian government is a Dictatorship

Dictatorship

▪ A country ruled by a single

leader. The leader has not
been elected and may use
force to keep control.

▪ In a military dictatorship, the

army is in control.

King or Queen has absolute power.
King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia

Absolute Monarchy

​King or Queen limited by parliament
King Charles of England

​​Constitutional Monarchy

Monarchy

▪ Power is in the hands of a king,

queen, emperor or empress.

▪ The ruling position can be

passed on to the ruler’s heirs.

▪ In some traditional monarchies,

the monarch has absolute power.

▪ But a constitutional monarchy,

like the UK, also has a
democratic government that
limits the monarch's control.

"Rule by Few"
A few rich, powerful people control government
Examples:
China
Russia
South Africa

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Democracy

▪ In a democracy, the government is elected

by the people. Everyone who is eligible to
vote has a chance to have their say over
who runs the country. It is distinct from
governments controlled by a particular
social class or group

▪ A democracy is determined either directly

or through elected representatives.

Direct Democracy

▪ People vote directly on every issue

▪ Only practical in a small community

Representative Democracy

▪ People are represented by elected officials

▪ Used in large countries

▪ Also known as a Republic
(Latin: "Res Publica" = public thing)

Islamic Theocracy
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

​​Iran

​Christian Theocracy
Pope Francis

​​Vatican City

1. NAME THAT GOVERNMENT:

The pharaoh was an absolute ruler. He commanded the
army and controlled irrigation and grain supplies. People in
this society considered the pharaoh to be a god.

2. NAME THAT GOVERNMENT

In the first century C.E., the Greeks recognized three types of government: monarchy, aristocracy, and anarchy. The Jews at the time did not fit into any of these categories as they believed only God (Jehovah, Yahweh) and His laws were sovereign.

3. NAME THAT GOVERNMENT:

In 450 B.C. citizens of Athens, Greece assembled and all eligible citizens voted on all laws. A council of 500 prepared business for the
assembly.