Types of Government Fall 2011

6th Grade Social Studies

How many types of government are there?

There are many, today we are talking about 5 The ones we will talk about today are:

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy (Republic) Communism Fascism (Dictatorship) Anarchy

What will we learn about each type of government?

We will be talking about the following: Description of each type of government Limited/Unlimited Government Rule by one, few, or many Strengths Weaknesses Examples

Directions!!!!Government Description Limited or

UnlimitedRule by One, Few, or Many

Strength Weakness Example

Absolute Monarchy

RepresentativeDemocracy(Republic)

Communism

Fascism(Dictatorship)

Anarchy

Types of Government Organizer

Directions!!! READ the presentation!!!! Under each type of government it tells

you what box to write the information in. For example- the next slide is titled “

Absolute Monarchy-Description” You will look for “absolute Monarchy” on

your chart, and go to the “description” box, the information on the slide will go in that box.

Absolute MonarchyDescription

King or queen governs with complete power and has supreme authority over all matters

Absolute MonarchyLimited or Unlimited?

Unlimited

Absolute MonarchyRule by One, Few, or Many?

Few

Absolute MonarchyStrength

Efficient, smooth transition of leadership

Absolute MonarchyWeakness

You as a citizen, has no right to complain to government or to change the government

Absolute MonarchyExample

Saudi Arabia

Absolute MonarchySummary

King or queen governs with complete power and has supreme authority over all matters.

Has efficient, smooth transitions of leadership

The citizens cannot complain or change the government

An example is Saudi Arabia.

Representative DemocracyDescription

People elect representatives to manage the country and make laws.

Representative DemocracyUnlimited or Limited?

Limited

Representative DemocracyRule by One, Few, or Many?

Many

Representative DemocracyStrength

Has most liberty and personal freedom for everyone in the country.

Representative DemocracyWeakness

Takes longer to enact laws and transitions between leaders.

Representative DemocracyExample

The United States

Representative DemocracySummary

People elect representatives to manage the country and make laws

They have the most liberty and personal freedom

Takes longer to enact laws and transition between leaders

The United States is an example

CommunismDescription

Political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state

CommunismUnlimited or Limited?

Unlimited

CommunismRule by One, Few, or Many?

Few (One Party)

CommunismStrength

A poor nation can gain economic growth more rapidly.

CommunismWeakness

No incentive for a person to do well

CommunismExample

North Korea and Cuba

CommunismSummary

Political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.

Poor nations can gain economic growth more rapidly

No incentive for a person to do well North Korea and Cuba serve as

examples

FascismDescription

Political philosophy that promotes a strong, central government controlled by military and led by a powerful dictator.

FascismUnlimited or Limited?

Unlimited

FascismRule by One, Few, or Many?

Few

FascismStrength

Gives a country national pride and unity

FascismWeakness

People give up their rights

FascismExample

Cuba and World War 2 Italy under their leader Mussolini.

FascismSummary

Political philosophy that promotes a strong, central government controlled by military and led by a powerful dictator.

Country has national pride and unity People have to give up their rights Cuba and World War 2 Italy under

Mussolini serve as examples

AnarchyDescription

Absence or lack of government authority

AnarchyUnlimited or Limited?

Not really either because government

authority doesn’t exist.

AnarchyRule by One, Few, or Many?

None

AnarchyStrength

There are NONE!

AnarchyWeakness

Chaos, often becomes violent

AnarchyExample

There are none, its doomed for failure, no one has ever settled on this as a true form of government

Anarchy Summary

Absence or lack of government authority

No strengthsContains chaos, often becomes

violentNo examples because its doomed

for failure.