ms. gray. terms to know! distribution of power: – unitary – confederation – federal citizen...
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Government Review
Ms. Gray
Terms to Know!• Distribution of Power:
– Unitary– Confederation– Federal
• Citizen Participation:– Autocratic– Oligarchic– Democratic
• Democracies:– Parliamentary Democracy– Presidential Democracy
AnarchyCommunistCapitalistDictatorshipMonarchyRevolutionaryTheocracyTotalitarian
Two Main Questions for Government…
• How does the Government distribute power?• How do the citizens participate in
government?
How is Power Distributed?
• Unitary- Power is held by one central government.
• Federal- One central/ national government with several regional/state authorities.
• Confederation- Individual states working together to secure a common purpose.
UNITARYWays Government Distributes Power
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
CONFEDERATIONWays Government Distributes Power
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
FEDERATION/FEDERALWays Government Distributes Power
Regional Authority
CentralAuthority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
How do citizens participate?
• Oligarchy- Rule by a few or a small group. Citizens have little say.
• Autocracy- Citizens have no say.
• Democracy- Supreme power is vested in the people. Citizens have a lot of say and power by voting.
Types of Government
• Presidential Democracy- President is constitutionally independent from the legislature.– Example: United States
• Parliamentary Democracy- Legislature has the real executive power. Prime Minister is elected by the legislature.– Example: Israel
• Monarchy- Country is ruled by a king, queen, or emperor.– Example: Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, United
Kingdom
• Constitutional Monarchy- Country has a king, queen, or emperor but they are a figure head with very little power.– Example: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom
• Theocracy- Ruled by a religious leader using a religious book.
Example:Iran
• Anarchy- The country has no government.
• Totalitarian- One political leader. People are forced to do what the government tells them. People may be prevented from leaving the country.
– Example: Nazi Germany
• Dictatorship- Country ruled by a single leader. Force may be used to keep control.– Example: Iraq under Saddam
• Communist- Government owns property such as businesses and farms.– Example: China under Mao Zedong
• Capitalist- In a capitalist or free-market country, people can own their own businesses and property.
• Republic- Led by a representative for the voters.– Example: USA
Remember!
• Nearly every country in the world is ruled by a governmental system that combines 2 or more of these (for example, the USA is not a true capitalist society, since the government actually provides some services for its citizens). Additionally, one person's opinion of the type of government may differ from another's (many argue that the USA is actually a plutocracy rather than a democracy).
Revolutionary
• If a government is overthrown by force, the new ruling group is sometimes called a revolutionary government.