1.3: Forms of Government

1. 1.3: Forms of Government Do now:Who should rule and what form of government should they use?

2. 1.3: Forms of Government How would you define government? There is no standard taxonomy (organized method of description) for government. Government is best described by the locus of power.

3. 1.3: Forms of Government Those in power and their corresponding form of government. Monarchy- King or Queen Dictatorship- Dictator Democracy- The People Oligarchy- A small group Theocracy- God (The Church) Anarchy- No ruler Idiocracy- ?

4. 1.3: Forms of Government Monarchy v. Dictatorship v. Tyranny What if the difference between all three? All have one person in power. The bloodline of Takes control by force Is cruel or unjust. a monarchy must at with help of the military generally feared least be partially and unliked. accepted by it’s people.

5. 1.3: Forms of Government Philosopher King Plato wrote that in order to have a perfect society that "philosophers [must] become kings…or those now called kings [must]…genuinely and adequately philosophize" (The Republic, 5.473d). Read the handout and discuss whether or not you believe that philosopher kings would/could be good for a society.

6. 1.3: Forms of Government Lets take a look at forms or types of governments. Oligarchy = power that is concentrated within a small group.Some groups that form oligarchies are: military generals, Psychologist, wizards, drug cartels, businessmen., etc.

7. 1.3: Forms of Government Theocracy: Who is really in charge? The strictest definitions apply to individuals, defining their submission to God or gods. In real theocracies, a person or class of persons rule as the direct connection to God.

8. 1.3: Forms of Government Anarchy What it is not: Chaos, every man for himself, etc. What it is: Society without a public government. It is consensus rule without violence, coercion or forced authority while still creating a desirable society.

9. 1.3: Forms of Government Fascism Fascism is a governmental system focused around a nation's identity. Foreigners and foreign ideas are often demonized and nationalist propaganda is a control tool used by the controlling party. Requires strong parties and nationalist sentiments. Often dictatorial.

10. 1.3: Forms of Government Constitutional Monarchy A constitutional monarchy is a government with a royal family that has agreed to share some power with a democratic body. There is a constitution written that both the people and the monarchy sign in order to clarify this sharing of power.

11. 1.3: Forms of Government How is power distributed? Unitary = All power belongs to central government Federal = Power is split between central and local Confederate = Power is local with loose central ties

12. Legislative- Creates laws Executive- Implements and enforces laws Judiciary- Verifies consistency of law and judges possible violations 1.3: Forms of Government Branches of Government

13. In groups of four, read and complete the chart for comparing the power structure of different governments. Each member of the group will read about one country and relay that information to the group. The scribe will record the group’s findings on the chart. 1.3: Forms of Government Government Comparison

14. In groups of four, read and complete the Create your own Government worksheet. 1.3: Forms of Government 1.3 Create your own Government