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Types of Government. In this type of government, power is held by the people using a free electoral system. The people rule by electing others to represent them in government. Democracy. United States Australia Canada Germany Costa Rica South Korea. Examples of Democracy.
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In this type of government, power is held by the people using a free electoral system. The people rule by electing others to represent them in government. Democracy
United States • Australia • Canada • Germany • Costa Rica • South Korea Examples of Democracy
A system by which a nation is ruled by a king or queen. Power is passed down through the ruling family. • Note: some countries today have a constitutional monarchy, where there is a king or queen but he/she shares the power with an elected government Monarchy
Monarchy: • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Brunei • Constitutional Monarchy: • United Kingdom • Japan • Spain • United Arab Emirates • Jordan Examples of Monarchy
The nation is ruled by one political party. People are typically forced to do what the government tells them to do. • Note: many of today’s totalitarian governments are communist. (Society that tries to make everything completely equal – jobs, money, power. In practice, the communist party usually controls everything.) Totalitarianism
China • Cuba • North Korea • Nazi Germany (1930s-1940s) Examples of Totalitarianism
A form of government controlled by people who base the nation’s laws on religious ideas. Sometimes, the rulers are said to act as agents for a particular deity(god). Theocracy
Iran • Vatican City • Saudi Arabia (theocratic monarchy) Examples of Theocracy
A system under which a single, unelected leader uses force or coercion to keep control. In a military dictatorship, the army is in control of the nation. • Typically, little attention is paid to individuals, personal freedoms, or public opinion. Dictatorship
Syria – Bashar Al-Assad • North Korea – Kim Jong Un • Libya – Muammar Gaddafi (before revolution) • Egypt – Hosni Mubarak (before revolution) Examples of Dictatorship
A chaotic situation where there is no government. This can happen after a revolution or civil war, usually because the previous government failed and rival groups are trying to replace it. Anarchy
“Failed States” • Somalia • Chad • Sudan Examples of Anarchy (?)