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Types of Governments

Types of Governments. Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle Who Dey !. Types of Government . 1. Autocracy Any system of government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual Oldest and most common form of gov’t

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Types of Governments

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  1. Types of Governments Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle Who Dey!

  2. Types of Government 1. Autocracy • Any system of government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual • Oldest and most common form of gov’t • Power is gained through inheritance or ruthless military power

  3. Types of Autocracy Totalitarian Dictatorship • Type of Autocracy • The ideas of the leader are glorified and the government seeks to control all aspects of social and economic life • The gov’t is not responsible to the people • People have no power to limit the government rule • Ex- Hitler, Stalin

  4. Types of Autocracy Monarchy (Type of Autocracy) • King, Queen, or Emperor exercise the supreme powers of government • Absolute Monarch- Have complete and unlimited power to rule their people • Rare Today (prominent 1400-1700’s) • Ex- King Louis XVI • Constitutional Monarch- Share gov’t powers with the elected legislatures or serve as the ceremonial leaders of their governments. • Most constitutional monarchies employ a parliamentary system in which the monarch may have strictly ceremonial duties or may have reserve powers, depending on the constitution

  5. Napoleon

  6. King Henry VIII

  7. Queen Elizabeth I

  8. Marie Antoinette King Louis XVI

  9. “Nantsingonyamabagithi baba, Sithiuhhmmingonyama!”

  10. Types of Government 2. Oligarchy • Any system of government in which a small group holds the power • Groups derive their power from wealth, military power, social position, or a combination of these • Ex- The Medici family of Florence during the Renaissance (Aristocratic Families) Cosimo de Medici

  11. Types of Government 3. Democracy • Any system of government in which the rule is by the people. • People have sovereign power • Comes from Greek word demos (“The people”) “Government of the People, by the people, and for the people.” - Abraham Lincoln

  12. Types of Democracy Direct Democracy • The people govern themselves by voting on all issues individually as citizens • Typically can only exist in small groups or societies

  13. Types of Democracy Representative Democracy (Indirect) • The people elect representatives and give them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government Assembly of Reps may be called: • Council • Legislature • Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) • Parliament

  14. Types of Democracy Republic • A country with a Representative Government where voters hold sovereign power • Elected officials exercise that power • When coming out of the Constitutional Convention (1787) Ben Franklin was asked what type of government he gave the people • He answered, “A Republic, Madam, If you can keep it!”

  15. Groups Group 1 Cody Wilson Brooklyn Trent Thomas Hutchinson Lewis Farrell Group 2 Hunter Lea Sabrina Sebastian Crystal Sheppard Lisanne Gregory Group 3 Samantha Glass Dylan Reynolds Mason Taylor Tanner Mains Group 4 Austin Sickles Cheyenne Egbring Jozi Steffen Dominic Belew Group 5 Gabby Baker Chris Collins Jordan Dennie Will Redden Group 6 Jonah Smith Patrick McCain Kendal Sandy TJ Justus

  16. Groups Group 1 Nelson Parks Ronald Brock Joseph Johnson Marcus Koettel Group 2 Tara Fryman Kallie Bickel Kayla Gabbard Jeff Browning Group 3 Jay Heath CatlynNuckels McKenzie Florence Sarah Tackett Group 4 Jody Acton Tristen Knox MarayaLetner Hunter Cookendorfer Group 6 Robert Hall Montgomery Franx Michael Webster Group 5 Madison Dotson Michaela Pittman Tanya Edwards Josh Brown

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