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Forms of Governments. AUTOCRACY. Dictatorship-come to power by force Ideas of ruler are glorified TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP Absolute control. AUTOCRACY. Germany - A. Hitler / Italy - Mussolini Iraq - Saddam Hussein N. Korea – Kim Jong-un. AUTOCRACY. MONARCHY King, queen, or emperor
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AUTOCRACY • Dictatorship-come to power by force • Ideas of ruler are glorified • TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP • Absolute control
AUTOCRACY • Germany - A. Hitler / • Italy - Mussolini • Iraq - Saddam Hussein • N. Korea – Kim Jong-un
AUTOCRACY • MONARCHY • King, queen, or emperor • Divine right theory
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY • Dictatorial Power • Saudi Arabia - Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY • MONARCH SHARES SOME DEGREE OF POWER WITH CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT • MORROCCO – MONARCH HOLDS BALANCE OF POWER • JAPAN/SWEDEN/ENGLAND • MONARCH LITTLE TO NO POWER
OLIGARCHY • Rule by a few people who get their power from wealth , social position or military power • SPARTA, GREECE • RUSSIA - BUSINESS • UKRAINE – BUSINESS • ZIMBABWE - MILITARY
DEMOCRACY • RULE BY THE PEOPLE
DEMOCRACY • DIRECT- ALL PEOPLE MAKE GOVERNING/POLICY DECISIONS • Ex. Athens, Greece • New England town meetings.
DEMOCRACY-RULE BY THE PEOPLE • Representative/Indirect - people elect representatives to make decisions • Republic—voters hold sovereign power • Ex. USA, Germany, France, Rome
DEMOCRACY • Totalitarian dictatorships and dictatorships around the world began to see a decline in the 1990s. • Democracies saw an increase in 1990’s. • Increase in dictatorships in past decade
CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY • INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY-Peopleshould have an equal opportunity to develop their talents and abilities
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • MAJORITY RULE WITH MINORITY RIGHTS- decisions made by the majority of voters in free elections are accepted
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • FREE ELECTIONS- gives people the chance to choose their leaders and to voice their opinions
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • COMPETING POLITICAL PARTIES- political parties give voters a choice
Where is DEMOCRACY MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED? • Free enterprise-the opportunity to control one’s economic destiny • Large middle class • Stable economies • Educated public • Common values