1. Political Understandings of Europe
SS6CG4: The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
SS6CG5: The student will explain the structure of modern European governments.

2. How Citizens Participate in Government

3. Autocratic(Autocracy)
TYPE OF RULE
Single Ruler
(Dictator)
WHO HOLDS THE POWER
Unlimited Power for the ruler
WHO CAN BE ELECTED
No one – citizens have no choice in selecting a ruler
WHO CAN VOTE
No citizen participation- no elections are held
Czarist Russia was an autocratic government.

4. Oligarchic (Oligarchy)
TYPE OF RULE
Small group of people
(Elite families, military officers, religious leaders)
WHO HOLDS THE POWER
Group only answers to each other
WHO CAN VOTE
No citizen participation - leaders are chosen from within the ruling group
WHO CAN BE ELECTED
No one outside the ruling group – the rulers are elected by the group
Many medieval governments were oligarchic.

5. Democratic (Democracy)
TYPE OF RULE
Citizens of the country
WHO HOLDS THE POWER
The voters
WHO CAN VOTE
Any citizen
(with some restrictions like age, not in jail, etc.)
WHO CAN BE ELECTED
Any citizen
(with some restrictions like age, not in jail, etc.)
France is an example of a democratic country.

6. TICKET OUT THE DOOR Autocracy, Oligarchy, or Democracy
In this type of government, the voters make the decisions and elect who will rule.
In this type of government, a small group of people rule and they only answer to others in the group.
In this type of government, there is only one ruler.
In this type of government, rulers are selected by the group no citizen participation.
In this type of government, citizens have no choice in selecting a ruler and no elections are held.
In this type of government, citizens can rule and are voted on by their peers.