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FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
Unit 2
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Forms of Government
Type: Direct Democracy
Def: government in which all citizens have equal power
in decision making
Pros: 1.) Every Citizen has equal power.
2.) Everyone is involved in decision making.
3.) Broad base of loyalty and support.
Cons: 1.) Only works with small # of people.
2.) Time consuming – All citizens must give in-
put and debate.
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• Example:
Modern Day
Switzerland
Attempting
Venezuela
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Type: Representative Democracy
Def: government in which people elect representatives who hold the decision making power.
Pros: 1.) Citizens involved in decision making through representatives.
2.) Reps are aware their job depends on meeting the needs of their constituents.
3.) All elements of the population are represented.
4.) Reps are highly educated and can devote time to matters.
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• Cons:
1.) Decision making is time consuming.
2.) Desire of reps to please everyone can
cripple system.
3.) Reps may not always agree wit the
people the represent
4.) Lack of citizenship involvement may
allow special interest groups to influence
or dominate reps
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• Examples
America
Australia
Iraq
Canada
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DOES DEMOCRACY REALLY
EXIST?• “A true democracy has
never existed and
never will.”
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Society has too many
limits on people behavior
to be truly free
• Believed Community
should be placed above
indivudual freedoms.
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Forms of Government
• Type: Autocracy
• Def: single person having unlimited power;
- can be a president, prime minister, or king,queen, or tsar.
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Pros: 1.) Can rule quickly in an emergency.
2.) efficient
3.) Total control
4.) intelligent
Cons: 1.) Ignores others needs
2.) can be irrational
3.) no tie between leaders and doers
4.) use of force or threats.
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• Example
Russian Tsars-
Catherine the Great
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Forms of Government
• Type: Dictatorship
• Def: a country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected
• - In a military dictatorship the army is in control
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Pros: 1.) People united in loyalty to a dictator.
2.) No competition for trust and affection.
3.) React quickly in emergency,.
Cons:
1.) People afforded little or no individual liberty.
2.) Policies suit dictators needs only.
3.) Decision making has a narrow base-
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• Examples
Adolf Hitler –
Nazi Germany
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Saddam Hussein of
Iraq
before 2003
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Current
• Kim Jong-il
– North Korea.
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Forms of Government
Type: Oligarchy
Def: power is in the hands of a few persons
or a small group
- have the combined power of a dictator.
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Pros: 1.) Decisions can be made relatively quickly.
2.) Provides expert leadership
3.) In theory, the most educated members of society.
Cons: SAME AS DICTATORSHIP
(Needs and wants of the people are not necessarily considered.)
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Examples:
BCHS
Principals
- There are only 3 of them.
- They are highly educated.
- They meet to make important decisions
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Examples
South Africa
apartheid
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Type: Theocracy
Def: a religious group of officials that are in
charge.
- claim to rule on behalf of God of higher
power.
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Pro’s: 1.) High morals
2.) High social welfare – wealthy
Con’s : 1.) Rule with fear
2.) Not everyone has equal voice.
3.) Could be based on superstition
4.) No diversity.
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Example:
Current-
Iran
Vatican- Pope
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Type: Monarchy
Def:
government ruled by a king or queen.
- Position held for life.
- Ruling position can be passed on to heirs.
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Absolute Monarchy-
the ruler has absolute (or total power)
destined by God’s grace.
* Very rare today.
Constitutional Monarchy-
a democratic government has the real power.
Monarch’s power limited by constitution.
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Pros: 1.) consistent
2.) No political bickering
3.) Clear line of succession.
Cons: 1.) dictatorship can be easily imposed.
2.) quality of hereditary
3.) difficult in modern world.
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Examples:
Closest to an absolute
Saudi Arabia
Constitutional Monarch:
England
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Type: Anarchy
Def: no government
- results after Civil War
- Anarchists believe government is bad
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Capitalist
• In a capitalist or free-market country, people can own their own businesses and property. People can also buy services for private use, such as healthcare.
• Capitalism is not a true form of government, but is a form of economy that can only exist in a democracy.
• But most capitalist governments also provide their own education, health and welfare services. These are not true capitalist societies, but mixed market.
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Communist
• In a communist country, the government
owns property such as businesses and
farms.
• Provides its people's healthcare, education,
and welfare.
• Typically, communist governments end up
with dictators.
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Revolutionary
• If a government is overthrown by force, the new ruling group is sometimes called a revolutionary government.
• Soon, the new government establishes itself as one of the main forms of government (or starts a brand new category)
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