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Blueprint Skill: Governance &
CivicsGrade 7Define the different types of governments
(i.e. democracy autocracy oligarchymonarchy and dictatorship!.
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Democracy
"n a democracy the government is elected #ythe people. $veryone %ho is eligi#le to vote
has a chance to have their say over %ho runsthe country. "t is distinct from governmentscontrolled #y a particular social class or group(aristocracy oligarchy! or #y a single person
(despotism dictatorship monarchy!. ' democracy is determined either directly orthrough elected representatives.
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'utocracy
Government #y a single person havingunlimited po%er despotism (dominationthrough threat of punishment andviolence! .
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ligarchy
' government in %hich a fe% peoplesuch as a dominant clan or cli)ue havepo%er.
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*onarchy
' monarchy has a king )ueen emperor or
empress.+he ruling position can #e passed on to theruler,s heirs."n some traditional monarchies the monarchhas a#solute po%er.But a constitutional monarchy like the -also has a democratic government that limitsthe monarch/s control.
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Dictatorship
' country ruled #y asingle leader. +he leaderhas not #een electedand may use force tokeep control.
"n a military dictatorshipthe army is in control.
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'narchy
'narchy is a situation %here there is nogovernment. +his can happen after acivil %ar in a country %hen agovernment has #een destroyed andrival groups are fighting to take its place.
'narchists are people %ho #elieve thatgovernment is a #ad thing in that it stopspeople organi0ing their o%n lives.
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Capitalist
"n a capitalist or free1market countrypeople can o%n their o%n #usinessesand property. 2eople can also #uyservices for private use such ashealthcare.
But most capitalist governments alsoprovide their o%n education health and%elfare services.
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Communist
"n a communist country the governmento%ns property such as #usinesses andfarms."t provides its people/s healthcareeducation and %elfare.
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3epu#lic ' repu#lic is a country that has nomonarch.+he head of the country is usually anelected president.
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"f a government isoverthro%n #y forcethe ne% ruling groupis sometimes called arevolutionary
government.
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+otalitarian+his is a country %ithonly one political party.2eople are forced todo %hat thegovernment tells themand may also #eprevented fromleaving the country.
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