democracy a multidimensional concept. there are about 195-205 nations in the world
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GovernmentEvery nation has
some type of system for
making decisions, setting rules, and
maintaining order.
Autocracy (One Person Rule)Examples
– Monarchy (King, Queen, Emporer)Saudi Arabia: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudOman: Qaboos bin Said Al SaidQatar: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
– Dictatorship Cameroon: Paul Biya Democratic Republic of the Congo: Denis Sassou Nguesso Syria: Bashar Hafez al-Assad Cuba: Fidel/Raul Castro Sudan: Omar Al-Bashir Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe North Korea: Kim Jong-un
Oligarchy (Rule by a Small Group)Examples
Military Dictatorship (rule by the military) China: The Communist Party (not Xi Jinping)Fiji: Military Forces (not Commodore Frank Bainimarama)
Theocracy (rule by religious hierarchy)The Vatican: The Roman Catholic Church/Pope Benedict XVIIran: Islamic Assembly of Experts/Ayatollah Khamenei
PlutocracyAristocracy (rule by the elite or the rich) Nowhere ? Everywhere ?
Anarchy (Nobody Rules)
• Anarchy is only a temporary condition, until some person or group assumes control and imposes rules.
• Anarchy generally occurs when an existing government falls apart or is destroyed.
Iraq: ‘temporarily’ after the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 Somalia: throughout much of the last 20 years Libya: is this country moving into a state of anarchy?
• “Anarchists” are an active force in many places in the US and the world today.
Democracy (Rule by the People)Examples
Direct Democracy California: The referendum, initiative, and recall
Representative Democracy United States: Two-Party Democracy Australia: Proportional Democracy
An Anylitical Look at
DemocracyWhat conditions or structures or practices are required in a strong, genuine democracy?
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USA Democracy
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Weaknesses?
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