1. Forms of Government Chapter One

2. Distribution of Power This section deals with the structure Not the people Focus on how the power flows within the government

3. Unitary Government Central Government – Controlling Body Local Government – Administrative Arm

4. Unitary Government Arm Central Government

6. Examples Iraq under Saddam Hussein Iran Syria

7. Confederate Government Central Government – Weak Local Government - Strong

8. Confederate Government Central Government State

9. Examples Confederate States of America Switzerland European Union

10. Federal Government Central Government – Shared Power Local Government – Shared Power

11. Federal Government Central State

13. Decision Making Power This section deals with the people as leaders. This is not necessarily the structure Focus on who holds the power

14. Totalitarian Government No outsides forces to limit power

15. Monarchy Government headed by a crowned leader 2 Types

16. Monarchy Absolute –Saudi Arabia Constitutional –Great Britain

17. Oligarchy A small ruling group in a country Power based on: –Wealth –Military might –Social position

18. Oligarchy Soviet Union

19. Dictatorship Autocracy –Ruling by oneself Not responsible to the people or elected representatives

20. Omar al-Bashir Sudan Power since 1989 Age 67

21. Isaias Afewerki Eritrea Eritrea Power since 1992 Age 65

22. Islam Karimov Uzbekistan Power since 1991 Age 73

23. Bashar al-Assad Syria Power since 2001 Age 46

24. Thein Sein Burma (Mynamar) Power since 1962 Age 67

25. Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov Turkmenistan Power since 2006 Age 55

26. Raul Castro Cuba Power since 2008 Age 80

27. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea Power since 1979 Age 65

28. Hugo Chavez Venezuela Power since 1999 Age

29. Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Power since 1980 Age 87

30. Democratic Government Republic – Form of government where the supreme power rests in the citizens People hold the power 2 types

31. Direct Democracy People make all of the decisions themselves

32. Indirect Democracy 2 Forms of Leadership –Presidential –Parliamentary

33. Indirect Democracy Presidential Leadership –Executive and Legislative are separate Parliamentary Leadership –Executive is part of the Legislative –Leader of the majority party becomes PM

34. Current Governments United States United States Great Britain Great Britain Spain Spain Djobuti Djobuti Iran Iran Liberia Liberia