Forms of Governments AUTOCRACY Dictatorship-come to power by force Ideas of ruler are glorified totalitarian TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP

Forms of Governments

AUTOCRACY

• Dictatorship-come to power by force• Ideas of ruler are glorified• totalitarian

•TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP

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AUTOCRACY

• Example • Germany/Italy A. Hitler/ Mussolini• Iraq/Saddam Hussein

AUTOCRACY

•MONARCHY-king queen emperor-divine right

MONARCHY

•Absolute-king has complete power•Ex. Saudi Arabia

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CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

• ALTERNATIVE TO TOTALITARIAN MONARCH: CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

• Constitutional –king shares power with elected legislature• England• Japan

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OLIGARCHY

• Rule by a few people who get their power from wealth , social position or military power

• Ex. Communist China, Sparta, Greece

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DEMOCRACY—RULE IS BY THE PEOPLE

• DIRECT- PEOPLE GOVERN AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES

• Ex. Athens, Greece• New England town meetings.

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DEMOCRACY-RULE BY THE PEOPLE

• Representative/Indirect - people elect representatives to make decisions

• Republic—voters hold sovereign power• Ex. USA

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Many of the dictatorships that began to decline turned to Democracies. . .

• Totalitarian dictatorships and dictatorships around the world began to see a decline in the 1990s.

• Democracies saw an increase in 1990’s.

CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY

• INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY-People should have an equal opportunity to develop their talents and abilities

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Characteristics of DEMOCRACY

• MAJORITY RULE WITH MINORITY RIGHTS- decisions made by the majority of voters in free elections are accepted

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• FREE ELECTIONS- gives people the chance to choose their leaders and to voice their opinions

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• COMPETING POLITICAL PARTIES- political parties give voters a choice

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Where is DEMOCRACY MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED?• Free enterprise-the opportunity to control

one’s economic destiny• Countries with a large middle class• Stable economies• Educated public• Common values

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Forms of Governments AUTOCRACY Dictatorship-come to power by force Ideas of ruler are glorified totalitarian TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP