Types of Government Types of governmental systems How

Types of Government

Types of governmental systems How much power will the government have? Anarchy • --no government at all Constitutional • --a constitution limits the power of the government Authoritarian • --complete government control and unlimited power

Types of Authoritarian governments • Monarchy—king/queen • Dictatorship—usually a general • Theocracy—religious leaders

Types of governmental systems Who makes the decisions and controls the government? Democracy---the people make the decisions Republic---the people have representatives who makes the decisions for them Totalitarianism---the people don’t influence their government; their government influences them

Types of Democracy • Direct—people can directly vote to decide what their government will do • Representative—people vote to elect representatives who decide what the government will do

Power sharing Where are the decisions made? • Unitary— the strong central government tells the states what to do • Federal—the central government and the state government share power • Confederate—the central government is very weak and the state governments have the power to make their own decisions

Comprehension checking Which of these is important to a successful democracy? A B C D discouraging criticism of elected officials ensuring that only the most capable citizens receive an education producing policies that address a variety of citizens' concerns refusing to allow presidents to meet with leaders of hostile countries

Distribution of power by levels (unitary, confederated, federal) A group of nation states formed a government in which each state retained control over its internal matters and gave almost no powers to the central government. Which system of government was formed? A B C D unitary federal confederate authoritarian

In which form of government do sovereign states have more power than the central government? A B C D federal confederate authoritarian unitary

Distribution of power by authority (anarchy to totalitarian) Which of these forms of government allows citizens to choose their government leaders most freely? A B C D absolute monarchy oligarchy representative democracy dictatorship

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ”--Lord Acton, 1887 Based on the quotation, Lord Acton would probably be most opposed to which system of government? A B C D authoritarian democratic federal unitary

All the citizens in a community take an equal role in local government by meeting to debate and vote on every law and political issue. This form of government is best described as A B C D a direct democracy a presidential democracy a parliamentary democracy a representative democracy

Which of these is an advantage of an authoritarian form of government? A Participation by citizens is guaranteed through open elections. B Decisions are based on majority rule with minority rights protected. C Decision making is quicker because fewer people are involved in the process. D An independent press helps the public make informed decisions about their government.

Which of these is a characteristic of an authoritarian system of government? A B C D popular sovereignty equal protection under the law restrictions of personal freedoms majority rules with minority rights

Class government • Your job: • Design a government for your class • Teach your type of government to the class • Run your government in class

Government Questions • • • Who leads? How are they selected? How long do they serve? Who decides the class rules? What are the rules (you need at least three, no more than ten)? • What happens if the rules are broken? • If two members if the class disagree, how does the government solve the problem?