what do you think about when think about the word government ?
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What do you think about when think about the word GOVERNMENT ?. Government Descriptions. power sharing BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS. Autocratic Oligarchic Democratic. Government Descriptions. power sharing BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What do you think about when think about the
word GOVERNMENT?
Government Descriptionspower sharing BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS
• Autocratic • Oligarchic• Democratic
Government Descriptionspower sharing
BETWEEN the GOV’T & the CITIZENS
power sharing WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)
Government Descriptionspower sharing
WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)
• Unitary• Confederate• Federal
How Governments Share
Ways Governments Share Power
Forms of Government• Different forms of government
share, or distribute, power in different ways WITHIN the gov’t
• The larger central government can have more or less power than the smaller regional governments
Central Authorityone larger organizing authority
Regional Authoritymultiple smaller
branches of authorityc
ountrystate
county
city
Central AuthorityCountry/NationState/Province
County
Controls a larger AREA
Regional AuthorityState/Province
CountyCity
Controls a smaller AREA
Washington D.C.President
Congress (Senate & House of Representatives)Supreme Court
National & State Levels
BartowCountyFulton
County
Cobb County
Cherokee County
Paulding County
Coffee County
Bacon County
State & Local Levels
Central AuthorityMs. Lyons
Ms. Metcalfe, Ms. Hesson
Regional Authority
Connections teachers
Regional Authority
7th grade teachers
Regional Authority
6th grade teachers
Regional Authority
8th grade teachers
3 main ways governments distribute, or share, power . . .
1. federal2. unitary3. confederation
LEASTcentral control
MOSTcentralcontrol
confederation
federal unitary
power sharing WITHIN the GOV’T (bw the different levels)
centralequalgreater independent
lessregionalsharedweaker
ANSWERS
1. greater 2. less3. equal4. central5. weaker6. independent7. regional8. shared
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Ways Government Distributes Powercentral SMALLER than regional
Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Ways Government Distributes PowerSAME size
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
FederalCentral = Regional
EQUALUnitary
Central > RegionalGREATER thanConfederation
Central < RegionalLESS than
Federal (Federation)Central = Regional
• Power to make laws & decisions for the people is SHARED between one central government and several regional authorities (ex. states, counties, cities)
• states are given considerable self-rule, usually through their own legislatures (body of gov’t that makes the laws)
Ways Government Distributes PowerSAME size
Regional
Authority Central
Authority
Regional
Authority
Regional
Authority
Regional
Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
EXAMPLESof federal governments
U.S.South Africa
SudanIndia
UnitaryCentral > Regional
• Most power is held by one central authority
• Central government has all the power to make all laws & decisions for the people
• The central government controls smaller weaker regions (ex. states, counties, cities)
Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
EXAMPLESof unitary governments
ChinaJapanIsrael
Saudi ArabiaKenya
Confederation Central < Regional
• Voluntary alliance of independent regional authorities that often assign only a few powers to the central authority
• Regional authorities come together for a specific purpose (ex. trade, security)
• Regional authorities agree to certain limits to their freedom of action, but still keep considerable independence
Confederation cont.• Individual states make their own
laws & decisions and are loosely connected to a weak central government
• The central government is only concerned about defense and trade
• Less binding than a federation
Ways Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
EXAMPLESof confederation governments
OPEC(Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries)Countries like Iran, Iraq, &
Saudi Arabia come together to control the amount and price of oil
sold
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Which government is which?
federalunitary
confederation
FederalWays Government Distributes Power
SAME size
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
UnitaryWays Government Distributes PowerCentral LARGER than regional
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Central Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
Regional Authority
ConfederationWays Government Distributes Power
central SMALLER than regional