Chapter 2 - Lesson 3 B Governments and Economies

Chapter 2Patterns of Life

• The word monarchy means “rule by one”• In this system a monarch (king or queen) makes the

decisions for all of the people• The position of monarch is usually inherited, which

means passed down within one family

Other Governing Systems pg 69 - 70Monarchy – is a governing system in which one person rules, usually a king or queen

• In 1215, the King of England, King John, signed the Magna Carta• The Magna Carta listed the rights of England’s Upper Class and

limited the power of the monarchy• Today England still has a monarchy but the monarch’s authority

is limited• England also has a democracy with elected leaders called

Parliament• England’s government is called a constitutional

monarchyThe United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy

and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members.

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Other Governing Systems pg 69 - 70Dictatorship – a governing system in which one person seizes complete control by force

•The difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship is that dictators do not inherit their authority, they claim it by force, usually by violent means

•Dictators usually rule until they die or are overthrown

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• The people in power share the same ideas and beliefs about government and work together to spread their ideas

• In the ancient city of Sparta the rulers were a group of landowners

• Today, China has an oligarchywhere the members are part of the Chinese Communist Party

Oligarchy – a governing system where a group of people who are not elected by citizens control the country

Other Governing Systems pg 69 - 70Theocracy – a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

•A theocracy is a form of government in which the deity is considered immediate authority

•The government is run by a holy person or priest that uses the religious book of their religion to make decisions for the people

Ayatollah

• Countries and their governments:

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democracy monarchy dictatorship oligarchy theocracy

•USA•Canada•England•Italy•Australia•Mexico•South Africa•France•Germany

•England•Japan•Norway•Canada•Denmark•Belize•Jamaica•Spain•Sweden

•Belarus•Cuba•North Korea•Syria•Rwanda•Sudan•Myanmar

•China•Russia•Saudi Arabia•Iran•Turkey

•Vatican City•Iran•Saudi Arabia•Somalia•Sudan

• What are the five main governing systems in the world?

(pg.70)

Remember• Monarchy• Oligarchy• Dictatorship• Theocracy