2. What is government?What is government?
Government -Government -
those who havethose who have
authority or controlauthority or control
over othersover others
3. Forms of GovernmentForms of Government
There are many!There are many!
MonarchyMonarchy
DictatorshipDictatorship
DemocracyDemocracy
CommunistCommunist
AnarchyAnarchy
TheocracyTheocracy
4. MonarchyMonarchy
All or most of the powerAll or most of the power
is in the hands of oneis in the hands of one
person:person:
King, Queen, orKing, Queen, or
EmperorEmperor
Monarch’s power isMonarch’s power is
hereditaryhereditary
Hereditary – passedHereditary – passed
down through thedown through the
familyfamily
Example: Saudi ArabiaExample: Saudi Arabia
(Al-Saud family)(Al-Saud family)
5. DictatorshipDictatorship
The government is under theThe government is under the
control of one personcontrol of one person
Takes power by force ratherTakes power by force rather
than inheriting powerthan inheriting power
Often were members of theOften were members of the
military or policemilitary or police
No limits on powerNo limits on power
Examples:Examples:
Adolf Hitler - NaziAdolf Hitler - Nazi
GermanyGermany
Saddam Hussein – IraqSaddam Hussein – Iraq
6. DemocracyDemocracy
Power is shared by all ofPower is shared by all of
the people; “governmentthe people; “government
by the people”by the people”
2 types:2 types:
PurePure
Representative (U.S)Representative (U.S)
Very rarely a “pure”Very rarely a “pure”
democracydemocracy
We electWe elect
representativesrepresentatives
Example: United StatesExample: United States
7. Communist StatesCommunist States
All property isAll property is
publicly ownedpublicly owned
Each person paidEach person paid
based on theirbased on their
need, not theirneed, not their
abilitiesabilities
All working for theAll working for the
good of thegood of the
overall countryoverall country
8. AnarchyAnarchy
No government;No government;
often occurs afteroften occurs after
war.war.
Anarchy - GreekAnarchy - Greek
for “without ruler”for “without ruler”
State of disorderState of disorder
Example:Example:
AfghanistanAfghanistan
