1. Fall 2011 6th Grade Social Studies
Types of Government
Fall 2011
6th Grade Social Studies

2. How many types of government are there?
There are many, today we are talking about 5
The ones we will talk about today are:
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy (Republic)
Communism
Fascism (Dictatorship)
Anarchy

3. What will we learn about each type of government?
We will be talking about the following:
Description of each type of government
Limited/Unlimited Government
Rule by one, few, or many
Strengths
Weaknesses
Examples

4. Types of Government Organizer
Directions!!!!
Government
Description
Limited or Unlimited
Rule by One, Few, or Many
Strength
Weakness
Example
Absolute Monarchy
Representative
Democracy
(Republic)
Communism
Fascism
(Dictatorship)
Anarchy

5. Directions!!! READ the presentation!!!!
Under each type of government it tells you what box to write the information in.
For example- the next slide is titled “ Absolute Monarchy-Description”
You will look for “absolute Monarchy” on your chart, and go to the “description” box, the information on the slide will go in that box.

6. Absolute Monarchy Description
King or queen governs with complete power and has supreme authority over all matters

7. Absolute Monarchy Limited or Unlimited?

8. Absolute Monarchy Rule by One, Few, or Many?

9. Absolute Monarchy Strength
Efficient, smooth transition of leadership

10. Absolute Monarchy Weakness
You as a citizen, has no right to complain to government or to change the government

11. Absolute Monarchy Example
Saudi Arabia

12. Absolute Monarchy Summary
King or queen governs with complete power and has supreme authority over all matters.
Has efficient, smooth transitions of leadership
The citizens cannot complain or change the government
An example is Saudi Arabia.

13. Representative Democracy Description
People elect representatives to manage the country and make laws.

14. Representative Democracy Unlimited or Limited?

15. Representative Democracy Rule by One, Few, or Many?

16. Representative Democracy Strength
Has most liberty and personal freedom for everyone in the country.

17. Representative Democracy Weakness
Takes longer to enact laws and transitions between leaders.

18. Representative Democracy Example
The United States

19. Representative Democracy Summary
People elect representatives to manage the country and make laws
They have the most liberty and personal freedom
Takes longer to enact laws and transition between leaders
The United States is an example

20. Communism Description
Political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state

21. Communism Unlimited or Limited?

22. Communism Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few (One Party)

23. A poor nation can gain economic growth more rapidly.
Communism Strength
A poor nation can gain economic growth more rapidly.

24. No incentive for a person to do well
Communism Weakness
No incentive for a person to do well

25. Communism Example
North Korea and Cuba

26. Communism Summary
Political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.
Poor nations can gain economic growth more rapidly
No incentive for a person to do well
North Korea and Cuba serve as examples

27. Fascism Description
Political philosophy that promotes a strong, central government controlled by military and led by a powerful dictator.

28. Fascism Unlimited or Limited?

29. Fascism Rule by One, Few, or Many?

30. Gives a country national pride and unity
Fascism Strength
Gives a country national pride and unity

31. People give up their rights
Fascism Weakness
People give up their rights

32. Fascism Example
Cuba and World War 2 Italy under their leader Mussolini.

33. Fascism Summary
Political philosophy that promotes a strong, central government controlled by military and led by a powerful dictator.
Country has national pride and unity
People have to give up their rights
Cuba and World War 2 Italy under Mussolini serve as examples

34. Anarchy Description
Absence or lack of government authority

35. Anarchy Unlimited or Limited?
Not really either because government authority doesn’t exist.

36. Anarchy Rule by One, Few, or Many?
None

37. Anarchy Strength
There are NONE!

38. Anarchy Weakness
Chaos, often becomes violent

39. Anarchy Example
There are none, its doomed for failure, no one has ever settled on this as a true form of government

40. Anarchy Summary Absence or lack of government authority No strengths
Contains chaos, often becomes violent
No examples because its doomed for failure.