Forms of Government Lessons

Forms of Government

Comparing different forms of government

Open Ended

In one sentence, describe the government and its roles.

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In one or two words, what is a FORM of Government?

​What is Government?

Government is the person or people who organize, make laws, and protect the citizens.

A form of government is a specific system of order for a nation.
- Are all forms alike?

• A Minority is a smaller group of people. (The Few)

• A Majority is a larger group of people.
  

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Minority vs. Majority

Democracy

• Power comes from the people

• There are 2 Types of Democracies

Direct Democracy

• citizens make laws directly, not by electing officials to represent them

• good for small communities/countries

Representative democracy

• a type of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them

• good for large communities

• USA is a Republic

Poll

Which type of Democracy would you rather?

• Direct

• Representative

Multiple Choice

Previous Knowledge Check:

What are the 3 branches of the United States Democracy?

• Parliament

  Judicial

  President

• Prime Minister

  Legislative

  Judge

• Captain

  General

  Commander

• Judicial

  Legislative

  Executive

​Socialism

• Everyone in society recieves benefits based off their contribution

• A system where most property is owned or controlled by the government, and some private citizens.

• Creates a "Welfare State". (Citizens depend on the government for everything

• Venezuela is a huge socialist nation

Communism

• Everyone in society recieves benefits based off of their needs.

• A type of government where one party controls the government and the economy

• The government owns all businesses, industries, and resources.

• People that disagree with government are imprisoned or killed

• No one can own private property

• Goal is a "classless society"

• China and Cuba!

Open Ended

Bonus!:

Remember... Which group associated with the Russians were Communists?

• Contribution vs. Needs

• Socialism

  • Classes still exist

  • Private Property

• Communism

  • Classless Society

  • No Private Property

What's The Difference?

Word Cloud

Name one difference between Socialism and Communism

Multiple Choice

True or False...

The main goal of a Socialist society is to achieve a Classless Society.

• True

• False

• ​2 forms of Monarchy

• One is Democratic

• One is Autocratic

Power is INHERITED (King, Queen, Emperor)

Monarchy

Monarchy

​Constitutional Monarchy

• ​Ruled by

  • A Constitution

  • A Prime Minister (like a President)

  • The Parliament (like Congress)

  • The UK is a Constitutional Monarchy

​King and Queen are ceremonial! (symbolic)

Absolute Power is in the hands of the King or Queen.​

Dictatorship...

Absolute Monarchy

Fill in the Blank

In an Absolute Monarchy, absolute power is in the hands of the ____ and _____

Oligarchy

• A type of government ruled by a small group of wealthy and powerful people.

  • The "Elite"

• "Rule of the Few"

• The majority (the people) do not have a voice.

• Russia is an oligarchy.

Fill in the Blank

An Oligarchy is the "Rule of the ___"

Autocracy

• A type of government where one single ruler holds all political power

• Absolute monarchies and Dictatorships are Autocracies

• North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia are autocracies

Dictatorship

• A type of government where one person holds all the power. (Usually a Military Leader)

• This is an example of an autocracy.

• Unlimited Power.

• Power is maintained through fear and constant force.

• Human Rights are denied.

• Citizens who do not show respect to leaders are often tortured or killed. (sometimes publicly)

Theocracy

• A society ruled by religious leaders

• "Divine Right" - Leaders were given their right to rule by God.

• Laws are based on religious texts.

• Iran is a Theocracy.

Multiple Select

In a Theocracy...

• Laws are based on religious texts.

• Leaders claim to have the Divine Right to rule.

• There are no laws.

• The economy is unstable.

Word Cloud

Guess!

What is Anarchy?

Anarchy

• A society that completely lacks a governmental body.

• Skepticisim of the purpose of authority. Justified?

• Nicknamed: "Chaos"

End of Forms of Government

Review!
Answer the following questions.

Fill in the Blank

a form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means

Multiple Choice

a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives

• republic

• direct democracy

• communism

• constitutional monarchy

Multiple Choice

You would define a republic or representative democracy as...

• Power lies directly in the hands of the people, NOT elected officials

• A government lead by a King or Queen who has absolute Power

• People elect representatives to make policies and laws for them

• A military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means

Multiple Choice

What is a "Welfare State"?

• Everyone is rich

• The President becomes poor

• Citizens depend on the government for everything

• Everyone has to walk to work instead of driving

Multiple Choice

Which form of government has one ruler with unlimited power?

• socialism

• oligarchy

• democracy

• autocracy

Multiple Choice

Which form of government system is usually acquired by force and in which

people are prevented from voicing their opinions?

• dictatorship

• autocracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Multiple Choice

Within this country, each citizen has a vote to elect the persons who will represent them in the governmental decisions.

• Federal

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy/Republic

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy?

• There is no difference

• In a constitutional monarchy, the king or queen mostly symbolic/ceremonial as they don’t really hold any power

• There is no military in a constitutional monarchy

• A constitutional monarchy has no king or queen

Multiple Choice

Which government does Divine Right align with?

• a. theocracy

• b. direct democracy

• c. monarchy

• d. California

Multiple Choice

Mr. Chavanak creates a rule where students are not allowed to bring water bottles. The students secretly come to Mr. Creech and other teachers and ask them to try to get him to change his mind.

What kind of government did the students demonstrate by their actions?

• autocracy

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• representative democracy

Multiple Choice

What do a republic and a direct democracy have in common? 

• a small group of leaders
• rule by one person 
• rule by people 
• rule by a family 

Multiple Choice

Mr. Creech decides to give himself a crown and walk around the hallways acting like a King, even claiming to be the King of Sherrard. He has very little power, but everyone enjoys his gimmick.

What kind of Monarch would Mr. Creech be?

• a Constitutional Monarch

• an Absolute Monarch

Fill in the Blank

In this form of government, leaders were given their right to rule by God?

Poll

Outside of democracy, which form of government would you want to be apart of?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Socialist

• Communist

• Oligarchy

Poll

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• Yes

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