government systems
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Governmentand Government
Systems
governmentthe system by which a community, state,or
nation is controlled or ruled
Communism
a political system in which all property is publicly owned and each person works
and is paid according to his or her abilities and needs
monarchya form of government
ruled by a king or a queen
absolute monarchya monarchy that is
not limited to or restrained by laws or
a constitution
constitutionalmonarchy
a monarchy governed according to a
constitution that limits or defines the power of the
king or queen
republica form of government where supreme power rests
with the citizens through their ability to vote
parliamentary(democratic)a system of government that has the real power vested
in a cabinet whose members are made up of the legislature,
may have a prime minister (United Kingdom and Canada)
presidential(democratic)
a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature (Mexico and Brazil)
autocratic government (autocracy)
most dictators maintain their positions via inheritance or military power, the citizen has little, if any role in the government and those who try to speak out against the government
are silenced through the use of power
oligarchy government(oligarchic)
a small group exercises control, the citizen has a very limited role in the government, most
Communist countries are oligarchies
democratic government(democratic)
supreme power is vested with the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through
a system of representations through free elections
How Governments Determine Citizen ParticipationHigh
Participation
High Participatio
n
Low or NoParticipatio
n
Low or NoParticipatio
n
Autocratic DemocracyOligarchic
gov’t
people
gov’tpeople
gov’tselect citizens
general citizens
How do the government systems
distribute power?
unitary system
confederation system
federal system
Ways Government Distributes Power
FEDERAL
strong central
government
Central Authorit
y
Central Authorit
y
key powers held by central gov’t
state/regional
hold most of
the power
Central Authorit
y
weaker central
government
UNITARY CONFEDERATION
unitary system (ways gov’t distributes
power)all key powers held by the central government
strong central government (Cuba, United Kingdom)
Central Authorit
y
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
federation/federal(ways gov’t distributes
power)power is divided between the central government
and regional governments (Germany,Canada, Mexico)
Central Authorit
y
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
confederation system(ways gov’t distributes
power)
state and regional authorities holding most of the powerweaker central government (European Union)
Central Authorit
y
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
regional authority
European Union
an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of
achieving political and economic integration