Forms of Government Three Branches Review Forms of

Forms of Government

Three Branches Review

Forms of Government Aristotle's system of classifying states, which influenced later political thought for centuries, was based on a simple criterion good governments are those that best serve the general welfare; bad governments are those that subordinate the general good to the good of the individuals in power.

Forms of Government Aristotle distinguished three categories of government: monarchy, government by a single individual; aristocracy, government by a select few; and democracy, government by many. The later Greek philosophers, influenced by Aristotle, distinguished three degenerate forms of the classes of government defined by him. These were, respectively, tyranny, rule by an individual in his or her own interest; oligarchy, rule by a few people in their own interest; and ochlocracy, mob rule.

Forms of Government Democracy Free and equal representation of people: the free and equal right of every person to participate in a system of government, often practiced by electing representatives of the people by the people.

Democracy

Forms of Government Autocracy Rule by one person: a government in which somebody holds unlimited power Monarchies Dictatorships Empires Dynasty

Forms of Government Monarchy system of rule by monarchs: a political system in which a state is ruled by a monarch Power is inherited Constitutional (Parliamentary) Monarchy Absolute (true) Monarchy

Constitutional (Parliamentary) Monarchy

Absolute (true) Monarchy

Forms of Government Dictatorship government by dictator

Dictatorship

Forms of Government Oligarchy Small governing group: a small group of people who together govern a nation or control an organization, often for their own selfish purposes A communist state or communist country is a country with a communist government. Communism, a branch of socialism, was thought up by Karl Marx.

Communist State as an Oligarchy The nomenklatura were a small, elite subset of the general population in the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key administrative positions in all spheres of those countries' activity: government, industry, agriculture, education, etc. The nomenklatura was analogous to the ruling class, which Communist doctrine denounced in the capitalist West. Without exception, they were members of the Communist Party.

Forms of Government Another category of government with lasting historical significance is a theocracy, rule by religious leaders.

Forms of Government Iran as a Theocracy

Forms of Government Bureaucracy: the excessive domination of government by administrative officials.

Political Terms Authoritarian 1. of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority 2. characterized by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial 1. The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws against lowwage peasants Fascism 1. A political regime based on strong centralized government, suppressing through violence any criticism or opposition of the regime, and exalting nation, state, or religion above the individual. 2. A system of strong autocracy

Political Terms Communism A term used to refer to a number of political philosophies or ideologies which share the belief in the virtue of holding the production resources collectively. 2. A society organized in line with the communist theories, the ultimate aim of which is the abolition of the state and the creation of a classless, stateless society whose members participate in production according to their abilities and receive according to their needs

Political Terms libertarian (plural libertarians) 1. A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation and oversight both in matters of the economy ('free market') and in personal behavior where no one's rights are being violated or threatened. anarchism (uncountable) 1. Any theory or doctrine that proposes the absence of government in all forms. 2. Specifically, a political philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable or unnecessary and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (state).

The Political Spectrum More Control Individual Rights Less Control

Which form of government do you think is the best for most countries? A. B. C. D. Autocracy Democracy Monarchy Theocracy

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India: Manmohan Singh head of government: Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH Federal Republic

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