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Types of Government

Types of Government. Direct Democracy. Communism. Monarchy. Republic. Dictatorship. Theocracy. Monarchy. Definition: Rule by a single person who inherits power Power can be absolute or limited. Who has power?. King or Queen. People’s Rights.

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Types of Government

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  1. Types of Government Direct Democracy Communism Monarchy Republic Dictatorship Theocracy

  2. Monarchy Definition: • Rule by a single person who inherits power • Power can be absolute or limited

  3. Who has power? • King or Queen

  4. People’s Rights • Limited monarchy--constitution protects rights • Absolute monarchy--king is dictator

  5. Examples: • Past - King Louis XIV of France (absolute) • Current - Queen Elizabeth II of England (constitutional)

  6. Map of current monarchies • Red - absolute Green - constitutional Pink - traditional

  7. Dictatorship • Absolute power is concentrated in one person/group

  8. Who has power? • A person/group that takes over by force or charisma

  9. People’s Rights • Freedoms can be given or taken away at the leader’s whim.

  10. Examples: • Past - Adolph Hitler of Germany • Current - Kim Jong Il of North Korea

  11. Communism • System of single-party rule with the end goal of absolute equality

  12. Who has power? • One political party, headed by its leader • Eventually, gov’t should fade away

  13. People’s Rights • Value group rights over individual rights (ex. no private ownership)

  14. Examples: • Past - Soviet Union • Current - Cuba

  15. Theocracy • Religious rule (no separation of church and state)

  16. Who has power? • A person or group that acts as a religious authority • Sometimes the leader is said to be able to communicate with god or is actually a god him/herself.

  17. People’s Rights • Depends on what your holy book says.

  18. Examples: • Past - Ancient Egypt • Current - Vatican

  19. Map of current theocracies

  20. Direct Democracy • The people make all decisions for themselves through majority rule

  21. Who has power? • The majority

  22. People’s Rights • The majority decides which rights are allowed or denied to certain groups

  23. Examples: • Past - Ancient Athens • Current - None • (New England town hall mtgs)

  24. Republic • People elect politicians to serve as their representatives in gov’t

  25. Who has power? • Representatives and the people who elect them

  26. People’s Rights • Usually rights are protected by a constitution

  27. Examples: • Past - Ancient Rome • Current - U.S.A.

  28. Map of current republics

  29. Democracy What the founding fathers really thought about it

  30. Benjamin Franklin "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"

  31. Hey guys! What’s for lunch? What now?

  32. Thomas Jefferson A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%.

  33. John Adams That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the world.

  34. James Madison Democracy was the right of the people to choose their own tyrant.

  35. Alexander Hamilton Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of democracy...

  36. OMG! The United States is NOT A Democracy

  37. The United States is A Republic

  38. All people vote on all things Majority always rules Rule by the people All people vote for representatives to do their everyday voting for them Majority does NOT rule when their will goes against the principles of the Constitution Rule by elected representatives in different branches Democracy Republic

  39. James Garfield The people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature....

  40. What happens when we let the majority vote on the rights of minorities?

  41. What about today?

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