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Types of Government
Direct Democracy
DEFINITION: Form of democracy where all adults take part in decisions.
ADVANTAGES: All adults get to participate
DISADVANTAGES: - Time Consuming- Decisions made by people who may not be experts
EXAMPLE: New England states
Tribal Rule
DEFINITION: Communities band together, make group decisions but chief has the final say
ADVANTAGES: - Decisions are based on the culture’s customs- Group Decisions
DISADVANTAGES: -Only the chiefs get to make finaldecisions
EXAMPLE: tribes, Native Americans
Absolute Monarchy
DEFINITION: Rule by a king or queen who inherits the throne and has total control
ADVANTAGES: - passed down through family
DISADVANTAGES: -passed down through family- no power for the people- outsiders can’t gain power
EXAMPLE: Saudi Arabia
Dictatorship
DEFINITION: Lead by one person (not a king or queen). Dictators seize power
ADVANTAGES: none, unless you are the dictator
DISADVANTAGES: Dictators use violence
against their opponents, and deny their people the right to make their own decisions
EXAMPLE: North Korea
Oligarchy
DEFINITION: Government controlled by small groups of wealthy people; ordinary people have little say
ADVANTAGES: Small groups make decisions
DISADVANTAGES: Ordinary people have little to no say
EXAMPLES: China, Burma
Constitutional MonarchyDEFINITION: Power of King and Queen are limited by law.
Country also has a constitution.
ADVANTAGES: Constitution and lows give king and queen less power
DISADVANTAGES: King and queen still have power;
not enough power for the people
EXAMPLES: Canada, Kuwait, Spain, United Kingdom
Representative DemocracyDEFINITION: Run by representatives that are chosen by the people; people indirectly hold the power
ADVANTAGES: - power is shared- people hold power indirectly- citizens can work to change laws and elect reps.
DISADVANTAGES: People hold power only indirectly
EXAMPLE: United States