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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT:

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT:. THEOCRACY. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY. Theocracy :. A system of government by people who claim to have a divine right to rule the people . - [To Rule]. = [God]. [ Theos ]. - [ Kratia ]. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY. Theocracy throughout history: . Iran

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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT:

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  1. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY

  2. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY Theocracy: • A system of government by people who claim to have a divine right to rule the people - [To Rule] = [God] [Theos] - [Kratia]

  3. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY Theocracy throughout history: • Iran • Colonial America • United States Today?

  4. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY Theocracy in Iran: • Supreme Leader is also Religious advisor for country • Appointed for life • President (elected) serves under Supreme Leader • Sharia Law • The code of Law derived from the Qur’an and from the teachings/examples of Mohammad

  5. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY Theocracy in Colonial America: • Puritans • Group of Pilgrims who left England in search of religious freedom • Massachusetts = ‘City Upon a Hill’ • “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if we shall deal falsely with our God …we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.”

  6. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY • Massachusetts = Theocracy • Those who didn’t agree with Church were forced to leave • Anne Hutchinson • Disagreed with the Church • Put on trial; removed from Massachusetts Colony Theocracy in Colonial America:

  7. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY • Massachusetts = Theocracy • Those who didn’t agree with Church were forced to leave • Anne Hutchinson • Disagreed with the Church • Put on trial; removed from Massachusetts Colony Theocracy in Colonial America:

  8. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY • Role in politics today: • What religion does someone need to be in order to become President? • How does every politician end their speech? • Is this a problem? Theocracy in USA today?:

  9. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY

  10. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY • Unified • There is no argument about different beliefs • Generally everyone agrees on the set of rules (Found in Religious text) • Less political separation than in democracy Advantages of Theocracy:

  11. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT: THEOCRACY • There is no separation of Church and State. • Bad thing? • Citizens are forced to believe in a certain theology • Those who have different views are outcasts • Do not belong. Disadvantages of Theocracy:

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