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Types of Governments. Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle Who Dey !. Types of Government . 1. Autocracy Any system of government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual Oldest and most common form of gov’t
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Types of Governments Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle Who Dey!
Types of Government 1. Autocracy • Any system of government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual • Oldest and most common form of gov’t • Power is gained through inheritance or ruthless military power
Types of Autocracy Totalitarian Dictatorship • Type of Autocracy • The ideas of the leader are glorified and the government seeks to control all aspects of social and economic life • The gov’t is not responsible to the people • People have no power to limit the government rule • Ex- Hitler, Stalin
Types of Autocracy Monarchy (Type of Autocracy) • King, Queen, or Emperor exercise the supreme powers of government • Absolute Monarch- Have complete and unlimited power to rule their people • Rare Today (prominent 1400-1700’s) • Ex- King Louis XVI • Constitutional Monarch- Share gov’t powers with the elected legislatures or serve as the ceremonial leaders of their governments. • Most constitutional monarchies employ a parliamentary system in which the monarch may have strictly ceremonial duties or may have reserve powers, depending on the constitution
Marie Antoinette King Louis XVI
“Nantsingonyamabagithi baba, Sithiuhhmmingonyama!”
Types of Government 2. Oligarchy • Any system of government in which a small group holds the power • Groups derive their power from wealth, military power, social position, or a combination of these • Ex- The Medici family of Florence during the Renaissance (Aristocratic Families) Cosimo de Medici
Types of Government 3. Democracy • Any system of government in which the rule is by the people. • People have sovereign power • Comes from Greek word demos (“The people”) “Government of the People, by the people, and for the people.” - Abraham Lincoln
Types of Democracy Direct Democracy • The people govern themselves by voting on all issues individually as citizens • Typically can only exist in small groups or societies
Types of Democracy Representative Democracy (Indirect) • The people elect representatives and give them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government Assembly of Reps may be called: • Council • Legislature • Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) • Parliament
Types of Democracy Republic • A country with a Representative Government where voters hold sovereign power • Elected officials exercise that power • When coming out of the Constitutional Convention (1787) Ben Franklin was asked what type of government he gave the people • He answered, “A Republic, Madam, If you can keep it!”
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