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Forms of Government. Chapter One. Distribution of Power. This section deals with the structure Not the people Focus on how the power flows within the government. Central Government – Controlling Body Local Government – Administrative Arm. Unitary Government. Unitary Government.
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Forms of Government Chapter One
Distribution of Power This section deals with the structure Not the people Focus on how the power flows within the government
Central Government – Controlling Body Local Government – Administrative Arm Unitary Government
Unitary Government Central Government
Iraq under Saddam Hussein Iran Syria Examples
Confederate Government • Central Government – Weak • Local Government - Strong
Examples • Confederate States of America • Switzerland
Federal Government • Central Government – Shared Power • Local Government – Shared Power
Decision Making Power • This section deals with the people as leaders. • This is not necessarily the structure • Focus on who holds the power
Totalitarian Government • No outsides forces to limit power
Monarchy • Government headed by a crowned leader • 2 Types
Monarchy • Absolute • Saudi Arabia • Constitutional • Great Britain
Oligarchy • A small ruling group in a country • Power based on: • Wealth • Military might • Social position
Oligarchy • Soviet Union
Dictatorship • Autocracy • Ruling by oneself • Not responsible to the people or elected representatives
Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe • Power since 1980 • Rank Last Year: 6 • Age 85
Omar al-Bashir • Sudan • Power since 1989 • Rank Last Year: 2 • Age 65
Kim Jong-il • North Korea • Power since 1994 • Rank Last Year 1 • Age 67
Than Shwe • Burma (Mynamar) • Power since 1992 • Rank Last Year: 3 • Age 76
King Abdullah • Saudi Arabia • Power since 1995 • Rank Last Year: 4 • Age 85
Hu Jintao • China • Power since 2002 • Rank Last Year: 5 • Age 66
Seyed Ali Khamane’i • Iran • Power since 1989 • Rank Last Year: 3 • Age 69
Isayas Afewerki • Eritrea • Power since 1991 • Rank Last Year: 10 • Age 63
Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov • Turkmenistan • Power since 2006 • Rank Last Year: Unranked • Age 51
Muammar al-Qaddafi • Libya • Power since 1969 • Rank Last Year: 11 • Age 66
Democratic Government • Republic – Form of government where the supreme power rests in the citizens • People hold the power • 2 types
Direct Democracy • People make all of the decisions themselves
Indirect Democracy • 2 Forms of Leadership
Indirect Democracy • Presidential Leadership • Executive and Legislative are separate • Parliamentary Leadership • Executive is part of the Legislative • Leader of the majority party becomes PM
United States Great Britain Spain Iraq Iran Liberia Current Governments