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ROOTS of government
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root = ARCH
•Chief•Most important•Rule or ruler
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root = CRAT (CRACY)
•Ruler
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root = ISM
•Belief
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root = THEO
•God or gods
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root = MONO
•One
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root = OLIGO
• Few• Little
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root = DEMO
• People• Population
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Root = RES PUBLICA
• The Greater Good• The Public Thing
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root = COM
• Together• Shared
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root = EGAL
•Equal
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root = DICT
• Speak• Words
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root = TOTAL
• ALL• Total• Complete
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Directions
• Get with your shoulder partner– Partner A is Peanut Butter– Partner B is Jelly– IT’S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!
• With your partner, read pages 30 and 31 (Types of Governments) and define the four types of government that the book talks about– Peanut Butter – defines Monarchy and Theocracy– Jelly – defines Dictatorships and Democracies
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More Directions
• Using Your Roots, try to define the remaining sixtypes of government– Peanut Butter – define Oligarchy, Communism, and
Theocracy– Jelly – Define Totalitarianism, Republic, and
Egalitarianism
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MONARCHY
• One Ruler–Characteristics: There is a king, queen, or
emperor in charge of the government– Example: United Kingdom
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DICTATORSHIP
• The leader’s word is the rule–Characteristics: In a dictatorship, one
person has total control over every detail of government, and the people have very little power.– Example: Saddam Hussein’s Iraq (before
2003)
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TOTALITARIANISM
• A belief in total control–Characteristics: The government controls
every aspect of the people’s lives– Example: Italy during WWII (under
Mussolini)
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OLIGARCHY
• A group of several people control all power–Characteristics: Typically, the richest
people control the country–Example: Ancient Greece
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SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM
• All is shared/Power of people is grouped by the government–Characteristics: The government takes all
the power, money, etc., and gathers it together. They then control everything and share with the people what they see fit.– Example: North Korea, Soviet Union (until
1991)
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DEMOCRACY
• The people have the power–Characteristics: In a pure democracy,
every citizen can vote on every issue–Example: Ancient Rome
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REPUBLIC
• People are chosen to represent other people in government–Characteristics: A representative is chosen
to make decisions for a group of people.– Example: Again, Ancient Rome had Senators
who were chosen to represent the people
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EGALITARIANISM
• Everything is equal– There are no examples of this in the world, as of
now
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THEOCRACY
• A religion rules the government– Example: Iran
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WHAT ABOUT THE UNITED STATES?
• We are considered to be a Democratic Republic– The people have the power to vote, but…– They choose representatives to make the
biggest decisions in government.
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Assignment
• Create an illustration for each type of government
• For Example:– Monarchy – a crown will do