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Unit 1 Types of Government

Bellringer 2/2 • How is our government organized and what type of government do we have?

Structures of Government • Governments can vary in how they are structured with multiple levels of governance. – Unitary: power is centralized in the national government. – Federal (2): power is divided between national and regional government. • Federal government trumps local governments, but local governments have sovereignty in some policy areas. – Confederation: power resides in the regions, which are independent states.

Types of Government • Governments differ in the way their leaders are chosen and who holds power. • Each country’s government has been shaped by the traditional beliefs of its people and by their history. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Vogz. Ex. P 3 qh. I

Autocracy • Autocracy: where one person holds all the power. – Absolute monarchy: single rule exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right. • Constitutional Monarch: ruler has limited authority and must act within the bounds of a constitution. – Dictatorship: single person or group exercises supreme power based on its control of the military and police • Modern dictators established totalitarian systems

Oligarchy • Oligarchy (3): form of government in which all power is concentrated in a small group of people. – People can be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, religious, or military control.

Theocracy • Theocracy: ruled by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule on behalf of God or the gods worshiped in their country. – Rulers may be elected, but rulers respond to divine guidance and not wishes of the people

Democracy • Democracy (4): supreme power is vested in the people. – Direct democracy: form of government in which decisions are made directly by citizens meeting together in an assembly or voting by ballot – Representative democracy: form of government in which people elect representatives to govern them.

Democracy • Republic (5): a form of government in which people elect representatives to govern them. – The American Republic is synonymous with representative democracy. • How is it democratic? • How is it representative? – The purpose of a republic is to protect the individual’s rights.

Types of Government • Mentimeter

American Government • The government of the US has the purpose of protecting and promoting our basic values for everyone. – Equality – Liberty – Justice • A nation may agree on values and principles philosophically, but disagree on application of those principles.

Reflection • On the back of your chart, illustrate each word. • You will illustrate each word to represent what it means. – – – Monarch Dictatorship Theocracy Oligarchy Democracy Republic