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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

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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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