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Forms of Government

Explore the different forms of government, why people create and change them, and their importance in maintaining order, providing security, and serving the community. Discover democratic, authoritarian, and federal systems of government, and understand their impact on society.

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Forms of Government

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  1. Forms of Government Why do people create, structure, and change government?

  2. The Importance of Government • 1. Keep order and provide security • Laws are how we keep order/provide security • Resolve= laws help to find solutions to conflicts • 2. Provide Services • Protect the country • 3. Guide the community • Public policy-the decisions/actions gov’t takes to solve problems in the community • Enforce laws • 4. Levels of Government • National (highest), State, and Local

  3. Types of Government • 1. Democratic Government:( The people rule) • Direct Democracy-Ancient Greeks-all citizens made decisions • Representative democracy- citizens choose a group of people to represent, make laws, and govern on their behalf • Republics v. Constitutional Monarchy • Constitutional Monarchy- limited monarchy that has a king or queen but also a representative group such as parliament • -Majority Rule- principle that means the majority or more than half have the power to make laws

  4. Types of Government 2. Authoritarian Government • Authoritarian regimes- power is held by a person/group not accountable to the people • Absolute Monarchy= complete control by king/queen • Dictatorship= complete control by leader • Totalitarian Rule- gov’t controls all aspect of people’s lives • Ideology- strict idea about life and society • Socialism- society controls all aspects of the economy

  5. Systems of Government • 3. Systems of Government • Federal System- power is divided among central/national gov’t and smaller self-governing political units such as states • Unitary System- the central government is supreme • Confederal System of Gov’t- member states that have agreed to join together voluntarily

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