Forms of Government and Economic Systems Slide 2 Cornell Notes
Forms of Government Key Points Notes Government Forms of Government
Slide 3 Cornell Notes Forms of Government Key Points Notes
Government- Gov is social control - they make laws and enforce them
- power can be held by one, few, or many - constitution determines
Gov. Forms of Government Slide 4 Government is a system of social
control in which a particular group in society is given the power
to make laws and enforce them. What is Government? Government power
can be held by one individual, a few, or a majority. Slide 5 A
Little More About Government Governments come in different forms. A
constitution is the basic law determining the form of government.
The constitution may be written, as in the United States, or
largely unwritten, as in Great Britain. Slide 6 Governments jobs
include: providing for the security of their country keeping order
establishing a system of justice so that people are treated fairly
providing welfare services to those in need regulating the economy
establishing educational systems ***In extreme cases of
governmental regulation, every aspect of people's lives is
controlled. This is called totalitarianism. Can you think of a
novel that has a totalitarian government? Slide 7 Forms of
Government We will be learning about the following forms of
government: Democracy Monarchy Theocracy Dictatorship Transitional
Slide 8 Economic Systems And a few economic systemsbecause they are
closely connected to governments! Capitalism Socialism Communism
Slide 9 Forms of Government Slide 10 Democracy - Supreme power is
given to the people. -Democratic countries have free elections
where all citizens have a vote. Slide 11 Democratic Countries Today
United States of America Philippines Italy Japan Singapore Slide 12
Monarchy Rule by a single person (a king or queen), who is the
permanent head of state. The term is now used to refer to countries
with hereditary rulers. This means that rule is passed down from
parent to child. Constitutional monarchies are more common today.
Under this system, the powers of the king or queen are restricted
to those granted in the constitution. Most constitutional
monarchies use a parliamentary system in which the king or queen
may have strictly ceremonial duties. They often have an elected
prime minister who is the head of government. Slide 13 Examples of
countries with monarchies today: Saudi Arabia Brunei Qatar Oman UAE
Great Britain (Constitutional Monarchy) Belgium (CM) Morocco (CM)
Bhutan (CM) Monarchy Slide 14 Theocracy In a theocracy, government
leaders are members of the clergy (church officials), and the
state's legal system is based on religious law. Rulers are thought
to be divinely guided. Slide 15 Theocracy Examples of theocracies
today: Iran The Vatican Pope Francis Slide 16 Dictatorship A
government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute
control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives. In most
cases, this absolute power is exercised in a cruel way. Other names
for a dictatorship include: Autocracy, Military Junta, Right Wing,
Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism or Fascism Slide 17 Dictatorship
Examples of Dictatorships today: North Korea Myanmar (Burma) Sudan
Slide 18 Transitional A transitional government is one that is in
the process of changing from one form to another. Countries with
transitional governments are often unstable. Slide 19 Transitional
Examples of countries with transitional governments: Egypt
Afghanistan Iraq Libya Syria (?) Slide 20 Economic Systems Slide 21
Economics has to do with the production, distribution and
consumption of goods and services. **One minute table talk: What do
the words production, distribution and consumption mean? Slide 22
Capitalism An economic system in which individuals and corporations
are free to invest in and own all aspect of a business. In a
capitalist country, people own their own companies and can manage
them to earn a profit. Slide 23 Socialism A political and economic
system in which some businesses are controlled by the government
rather than by individuals. In a socialist country, people have
equal rights to various benefits (health, education), and there is
an effort to limit the inequalities of wealth and power. Taxes are
often quite high to provide for these benefits. Slide 24 Communism
A political and economic system in which the government controls
all business. Individual people cannot own property or industries
and in theory, people of all social classes are treated equally.
Communist countries have totalitarian governments. Slide 25 Think
of it as a spectrum Capitalism Socialism Communism
__________________________________________________ United States
Canada Sweden China Cuba N. Korea Slide 26 Lets Review Government
and Economic Systems Slide 27 Lets Review A government is: A form
of social control. Governments make and enforce laws. A government
is created using a constitution. Democracy, monarchy,
constitutional monarchy, dictatorship, theocracy, and transitional
What are some kinds of governments? What is an economic system? It
is the way a government handles the production, distribution, and
consumption of goods. There are three types: capitalism, socialism,
and communism. Slide 28 Lets Review Democracy is: A government
determined by majority of votes in free elections. A democracy has
a president as its head of state. Can take two forms: Traditional
and Constitutional. Monarchies are hereditary (passed from one
family member to the next). They have a king/queen. In a
constitutional monarchy, the king/queen is a figurehead and the
prime minister has more power. Monarchy is: Theocracy is: A
government run by the clergy (officials of a particular church).
Their laws are dictated by their religion. The Vatican Iran Saudi
Arabia Great Britain (CM) USA The Philippines Slide 29 Lets Review
Dictatorship is: A government determined by majority of votes in
free elections. A democracy has a president as its head of state. A
government that is in the process of changing from one to another.
This is a very unstable form of rule. Transitional is: Egypt Syria
Iraq North Korea Slide 30 Lets Review Capitalism is: System where
individuals can own or invest in any companies they want. A system
where the government owns some businesses. People have equal rights
to many benefits like health care. Socialism is: Communism is:
Government owns all businesses, and individuals cannot own
property.
