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FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
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Unitary and Federal form of government
Parliamentary and Presidential
One Party Democracy and Military rule
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Systems of Government
What LEVEL of government has power?
National level?
State / Provincial level? Unitary
Confederate
federal
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Unitary state is a sovereign state governed as one single
unit in which central government is supreme and any
administrative divisions (sub national units) exercise onlypowers that the central government chooses to delegate
Most states in the world have a unitary government
system
Th
ere is noth
ierarch
y of sovereign powers. Statesh
ave noauthority to pass their own laws, and the central / nationalgovernment can order the states as the state is not sovereign
E.g., United Kingdom, France etc.
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Federal Government
Powers of the government are divided between thecentral government and several local governments
Both levels of government act directly on the peoplethrough their own set of laws. Each level of governmenthas jurisdiction over certain areas of policy
The division of government power cannot be changed byfederal or local governments
Type of sovereign state characterized by a union ofpartially
Federal government has multiple hierarchy levels, withboth the central authority and states / provinces bothbeing sovereign
Here, the central / national rules overrides the state rules
The United States, Australia, Germany, India etc.
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FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
Who has the power individual or groups?
Autocracy
Oligarchy Democracy
Presidential
Parliamentarian
Theocracy
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Absolute Monarchy
One clear leader, chosen because they are a
son or daughter of the king
People believe this leader is in chargebecause they were chosen by God
Same person makes and enforces all laws
Th
ere is a King, Queen or Czar King Louis XIV of France was an absolute
monarch
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Constitutional Monarch
King or Queen also has to deal with a
legislature
People believe God chose the king, but theyget to choose the legislature
Legislature and King bothmake laws
Probably is a king or queen and a primeminister
England is an example
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Parliamentary Democracy
People choose a legislature, legislature
chooses the leader
Prime minister is chosen by the legislature Prime minister can be replaced at any time
with a No Confidence vote
Legislature makes t
he law, Prime Ministerenforces the law
Israel and Russia are examples
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Presidential Democracy
Leader is chosen by the people for a set
period of time
Will have a president and a legislature President not easily removed
United States is an example
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Theocracy
Country is ruled by the religious leader
People believe the nation is doing the
business of God Laws often come from religious law
The Ahatolla in Iran was a good example,
some religious leaders in Iraq want th
is
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Dictatorship
One person is in charge, often takes over by
force
People listen to him or her because they areafraid
One person makes and enforces the laws
Hitler, Mussolini, Sadam Hussein wereexamples
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Autocracy
Government by a single person having unlimited power;
despotism (domination through threat of punishment and
violence)
Power is usually inherited or kept by force dictatorshipand monarchies
Saudi Arabia (monarchy)
North Korea (dictatorship)
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Oligarchy
A government in which a few individuals such as adominant clan or clique have power
Wealth and military power usually influence who the
oligarchs will be
Examples: China, Japan (before and duringWWII
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Anarchy
Anarchy is a situation where there is nogovernment. This can happen after a civil war
in a country, when a government has been
destroyed and rival groups are fighting to
take its place.
Anarchists are people who believe thatgovernment is a bad thing in that it stops
people organizing their own lives.
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