1. Forms of Government

2. Let’s start with a little Greek
Archy – Form of Government or rule
Cracy – Rule or Power
Demos - People
Monos – Alone
The/o – God
Mon – One

3. Executive Power -
Who (individual or group) has the power to enforce laws?

4. Monarchy – Absolute Nations with absolute monarchs:
From Greek – Monos (one), Archy (rule)
Monarchy – Rule by a family
(King, Queen, Sultan, Prince, Emir)
Absolute Monarchy
Ruler is not bound by law
Nations with absolute monarchs:
Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Swaziland

5. Monarchy – Constitutional
A Government in which the Monarch is not above the law
The rights of these monarchs vary with each nation
King of Morocco has significant powers
Queen of England has very limited powers
Some nations with Constitutional Monarchs (Sweden, Spain, Lesotho, Japan)

6. Autocracy – rule by one Unlimited Power
Dictatorship – Stalin, Mussolini, Gaddafi, Castro
Military or Civilian
Absolute monarchy
North Korea – SPA (Supreme People’s Assembly – only political party)

7. Legislative Power
The Power to Make, alter or repeal laws

8. Democratic Forms of Government
From the Greek Demos (common people) and Kratos (force, power, strength)
Originated in Athens .

9. Pure/Direct Democracy
Majority rules
town council meeting, student council

10. Representative Democracy
People Vote on Representatives to run the government

11. Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy – The people vote separately for the leaders of the executive branch (President/VP) and their Representatives in congress.
United States
Parliamentary democracy – the people vote for their representatives in the Legislative Branch and then the Legislative Branch votes for the leader of the Executive Branch
Great Britain

12. Republic Rule by the people Leader does not inherit their position
No Majority rule – rights of the individual are respected

13. What is the United States?
Democratic Republic
Jeffersonian Democracy
Constitutional Republic
All of these are correct

14. Oligarchy – (Soviet Politburo, Etruscans, Venetians)
Rule by a group

15. Anarchy
Rule by None
Somalia

16. Iran Theocracy Vatican City
A government ruled by or subject to religious authority
Iran
Vatican City