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Forms of Governments

Forms of Governments. Geographers classify governments according to…. Types: Who rules and who participates? Who governs and what is the citizen participation? Systems: How is the power distributed?. 3 Types of governments. Autocratic, Oligarchic, and Democratic

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Forms of Governments

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  1. Forms of Governments

  2. Geographers classify governments according to… • Types:Who rules and who participates? Who governs and what is the citizen participation? • Systems: How is the power distributed?

  3. 3 Types of governments Autocratic, Oligarchic, and Democratic Who rules and who participates? Who governs and what is the citizen participation?

  4. 3 Types of Governments: Autocratic (sometimes called a Monarchy) • Government in which the power is held by one person • Generally the power to rule is inherited or taken by military force • 3 types of autocratic governments • Dictatorship: form of government where political authority is often described as monopolized by a single person or a political system • Absolute Monarchy: form of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people • Constitutional Monarchy: a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State. The ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament, not with the Monarch.

  5. 3 Types of Government: Oligarchic • A government is which a few people (dominant clan or clique) have power • Get their power from military force, wealth, or social status • Elections may be held, but only one candidate is offered

  6. 3 Types of Government: Democratic • Government is “ruled by the people” • Individual freedom and equality is valued • Free elections • Majority rules in decision making • Candidates express their views freely • Citizens vote by secret ballot

  7. 3 Systems of Government Federal, Confederal, and Unitary How is the power distributed?

  8. Types of Democracies All democracies are government by the people. Citizens have the right to vote. Organization of democracies can be different.

  9. Federal

  10. Federal Democracy • Splits power between independent states and a central government (Rights for states, Rights for National Government) • Each gets its power from a written authority (US Constitution) • Independent branches inside the central government may also share power (EJL) • Example: USA

  11. Confederal (Confederation)

  12. Confederation Democracy • Alliance between individual states • There is a central government, but the states usually give it very little power • Power is in the individual states • Representatives from those states come together to solve any problems, needs, etc. • Example: Confederate States of America

  13. Unitary

  14. Unitary Democracy • All the power rests with the central government • The country may be divided into states or sections, but they have no power • Example: England • England depends on Parliament to be the enforcer and creator of laws • Prime Minister (leader of the country) has no more power than the members of Parliament

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