Types of Government
Constitutional Government What? Rules for Government Binds gov. to people's ideals Basic structure and duties Supreme Law of Country Limited Government
Authoritarian - Autocratic Style of Government where the ruler or rulers do not hold themselves accountable to the people; they rule arbitrarily. Totalitarianism: Autocratic to the extreme. Control over every aspect of political, social and economic life Hitler, Stalin, Robespierre, Castro
Monarchy Absolute Monarchy: Autocratic Inherited power; Divine right Czars, Medieval Councils, France Constitutional Monarchy: Democratic Transitional: Inherited, Divine right AND Social Contract Britain
Dictatorship Authoritarian leadership by an individual Military take over; no set way for succession
Oligarchy Authoritarian rule by a group or council
Democracy Rule by the people From the Greek; Demos: People Kratia: Rule Assembly Direct Democracy: Each individual casts votes on government issues and laws. Representative Democracy (Indirect) Council; legislature; parliament; Congress
Republic Head of state is elected; not a Monarch U.S. is a democratic republic
Other Governments Aristocracy Plutocracy Theocracy Junta