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Types of Government
What is government?
What does government protect?
What does government provide?
What is government?
 the institution that people
set up to protect their
community and enforce its
rules.
What does government protect?
 lives, liberty, and property
of the members of the
community
What does government provide?
 Services that
individuals cannot
otherwise provide on
their own.
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
Monarchy
Hereditary
(groups of
related people,
typically father
and son) rulers
controls
government
and what to do
Important Aspects
Examples
-oldest form of
government
Middle Ages
Europe
-divine right –
power from God
(Louis XIV)
-constitutional
monarchy –
monarchy that
shares power with
an elected
legislature
Ancient Roman
Empire
Ancient China
England
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Republic
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
People who
govern
themselves
without a
monarch
Important Aspects
Examples
-use representatives
to make decisions
United States
-or, hereditary
nobles to govern
Republics of
Venice and Genoa
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
Important Aspects
Examples
-people enjoy
certain basic rights
Democracy
People control
government
through voting
-direct democracy –
people vote on
issues directly
-representative
democracy – people
choose
representatives to
vote on issues
Ancient Athens
United States
many nations
throughout the
world
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Dictatorship
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
Control rests
with an
individual or a
small group of
people
Important Aspects
Examples
- control is seized
by force or an
individual is placed
into authority
Cuba under Castro
- citizens have few
rights or influence
on the government
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
Important Aspects
- government
controls:
Totalitarian
Government
closely controls
every aspect of
life.
- religion
- political parties
- media (radio, t.v.)
- all dissent is
suppressed
Examples
Germany under
Hitler
Soveit Union under
Stalin
Iraq under Hussein
North Korea
Types of Government
Type of
Government
Theocracy
Who controls the
government?
Who gives the
government power?
Religious
leaders control
government
Important Aspects
- believe that
government is
directed by God
- no legal separation
of church and state
- citizens of other
faiths are expelled
or excluded
Examples
Iran
Vatican City
(Pope)
Which is the best form of government?
•
Listen to the debate between the following characters:
–
–
–
Thomas Jefferson (democracy);
Joseph Stalin (dictatorship);
and Louis XIV (monarchy)
as they debating which form of government is the
best.
•
At the end of the debate you will need to answer the
following questions:
1.
Which government do you think is best?
– Explain your answer.
2. What would a ruler of a
debate?
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