forms of government

Directions -

for each type of gov. fill in on your chart what it is - then explain why America's founding fathers did not pick this form of government

one ruler has absolute power and control over people in their country. other parts of the government always do what the leader wants

​Dictatorship

A king or queen rule the country - usually they share power with other parts of the government

​Monarchy

Autocracy - a government in which one person has all the power

England's King Charles is the head of the government.

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​Monarchy

Fidel Castro was the main leader of Cuba for over 40 years

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​Dictatorship

Citizens run the government by voting on laws and are involved in all the day to day work.

​Direct Democracy

citizens vote and elect leaders to represent them and their rights in government.

​Representative Democracy

Democracy - citizens hold all the political power in government

People in the United States vote on government leaders to represent them and their interests

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​Representative Democracy

​People in Ancient Greece used to have this form of government and ran the government themselves

​Direct Democracy

Is when a military group has taken power and controls the government.

​Junta

Groups could be:
one type of race, social class, political party,

Oligarchy - when a small group of people has all the power

​From 1962 - 2011 Myanmar had a military group in control of its government

​Oligarchy

Theocracy - A government in which religion has the ultimate authority such as God.

These governments can be like a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy or any other form of government but the laws always follow one set religion

The country of Iran is an example of this and base all their laws and leaders influences with Islamic Law

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​Theocracy

Anarchy means that their is no government or laws and everyone just looks out for themselves.

No country in the world has this government as an example