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Understanding Government Forms and Types in the United States

Today's lesson will help students define and explore 8 types of government, including democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, and anarchy. Learn the pros and cons of each government form to understand how they function. Get insights into the purposes of government and how rulers gain power.

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Understanding Government Forms and Types in the United States

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  1. Do Now • What type of government does the United States have?

  2. Today’s Lesson • Students will be able to define 8 types of government and explain the pros and cons of each

  3. Government • Definition- • Purpose • 1. To keep order in society • 2. To protect citizens from outside invasions • 3. To speak to other nations for its citizens- conduct foreign policy

  4. Types and Forms • Governments for all nations can be broken into two categories • Forms- which explains how rulers get their power • Hereditary-Monarchy • Elected (and sometimes usurp or take power after been elected or selected). This is also known as a republic

  5. Types and Forms • Types – explains the degree of participation that citizens have in their government. This can be described as either • Authoritarian –very limited role • Democratic – citizens have play a larger role in government

  6. Autocracy(Dictatorship) It’s my way or the highway! • A type of government where a single ruler has absolute power

  7. Absolute Monarchy • A type of government where a king or queen has absolute power • (Absolute monarchies are dictatorships) It’s my way or the royal highway

  8. Oligarchy We run things around here! • A type of government in which power is held by a select few

  9. Constitutional Monarchy(Limited Monarchy) • A form of government where the power of the king or queen is limited by law

  10. Democracy(Direct) • A type of government where power is held by the people

  11. Republic(Representative Democracy) • A form of government where power is held by the people, who elect representatives to govern them Who will do the best job representing me? Hmmm…

  12. Theocracy • A type of government where power is held by officials who are believed to be guided by god

  13. Anarchy • The absence of government • This can happen after a civil war in a country, when a government has been destroyed and rival groups are fighting to take its place.

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