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ROOTS of government

ROOTS of government. root = ARCH. Chief Most important Rule or ruler. root = CRAT ( CRACY ). Ruler. root = ISM. Belief. root = THEO. God or gods. root = MONO. One. root = OLIGO. Few Little. root = DEMO. People Population. Root = RES PUBLICA. The Greater Good The Public Thing.

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ROOTS of government

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  1. ROOTS of government

  2. root = ARCH • Chief • Most important • Rule or ruler

  3. root = CRAT (CRACY) • Ruler

  4. root = ISM • Belief

  5. root = THEO • God or gods

  6. root = MONO • One

  7. root = OLIGO • Few • Little

  8. root = DEMO • People • Population

  9. Root = RES PUBLICA • The Greater Good • The Public Thing

  10. root = COM • Together • Shared

  11. root = EGAL • Equal

  12. root = DICT • Speak • Words

  13. root = TOTAL • ALL • Total • Complete

  14. Directions • Get with your shoulder partner • Partner A is Peanut Butter • Partner B is Jelly • IT’S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!! • With your partner, read pages 30 and 31 (Types of Governments) and define the four types of government that the book talks about • Peanut Butter – defines Monarchy and Theocracy • Jelly – defines Dictatorships and Democracies

  15. More Directions • Using Your Roots, try to define the remaining sixtypes of government • Peanut Butter – define Oligarchy, Communism, and Theocracy • Jelly – Define Totalitarianism, Republic, and Egalitarianism

  16. MONARCHY • One Ruler • Characteristics: There is a king, queen, or emperor in charge of the government • Example: United Kingdom

  17. DICTATORSHIP • The leader’s word is the rule • Characteristics: In a dictatorship, one person has total control over every detail of government, and the people have very little power. • Example: Saddam Hussein’s Iraq (before 2003)

  18. TOTALITARIANISM • A belief in total control • Characteristics: The government controls every aspect of the people’s lives • Example: Italy during WWII (under Mussolini)

  19. OLIGARCHY • A group of several people control all power • Characteristics: Typically, the richest people control the country • Example: Ancient Greece

  20. SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM • All is shared/Power of people is grouped by the government • Characteristics: The government takes all the power, money, etc., and gathers it together. They then control everything and share with the people what they see fit. • Example: North Korea, Soviet Union (until 1991)

  21. DEMOCRACY • The people have the power • Characteristics: In a pure democracy, every citizen can vote on every issue • Example: Ancient Rome

  22. REPUBLIC • People are chosen to represent other people in government • Characteristics: A representative is chosen to make decisions for a group of people. • Example: Again, Ancient Rome had Senators who were chosen to represent the people

  23. EGALITARIANISM • Everything is equal • There are no examples of this in the world, as of now

  24. THEOCRACY • A religion rules the government • Example: Iran

  25. WHAT ABOUT THE UNITED STATES? • We are considered to be a Democratic Republic • The people have the power to vote, but… • They choose representatives to make the biggest decisions in government.

  26. Assignment • Create an illustration for each type of government • For Example: • Monarchy – a crown will do

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