Types of Government

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic

United States, Israel, India, Mexico are all examples of countries that have THIS kind of government

• Monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• theocracy

What type of government is ruled by force?

• Theocracy

• Democarcy

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

God and religious law are the government's authority.

• Anarchy
• Oligarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Theocracy

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• North Korea
• Canada

King or Queen ^AND a voting government

• Total Monarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Theocracy

What would a supporter of a monarchy most likely favor?

• Control of government should be given to wealthy individuals.

• All important laws must be passed by the people.

• The government should be ruled by a king or queen.

• Citizens should be allowed to elect their rulers freely.

This type of government typically has the most freedoms:

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• absolute monarchy

A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

How does a dictatorship differ from a democracy?

• In a dictatorship, individuals have no basic rights.

• In a dictatorship, there are separate social classes.

• In a dictatorship, people always trust their leader.

• In a dictatorship, there is strong support for public education.