2. Governments are very important to us.
They affect everything in our lives.
The type of government
that we have affects
where we live
where we work
where we
go to school
what we eat
what we wear
3. There are different
forms of Government.
Democracy
Republic
Monarchy Totalitarianism
Feudalism
Despotism
Authoritarianism
Oligarchy
4. Monarchy
Ruler is always from
the same family.
Queen ElizabethEngland
King George III
King Juan Carlos I
King Ferdinand &
Queen Isabella
Spain
King Harald V
& Queen Sonja
Norway
King
Mohammed VI
Morocco
5. Feudalism
They also demanded military service
and provided soldiers to the king.
In the Middle Ages, the king
would award land to his
most important nobles
(lords, barons, bishops).
Those nobles controlled
their own lands.
They minted their own
money and levied taxes.
They provided protection to peasants in
exchange for living and working on their lands.
6. Oligarchy
Most of the political power in the
government is controlled by a small
group (usually the wealthiest or
most ruthless).
Lykurgos from
ancient Sparta South Africa’s Oligarchy rule
known as apartheid ended in 1994
when Mandela became president.
8. Democracy
People have a say in their
government by voting.
Republic
People vote for representatives who make
important governmental decisions.
(Representative Democr
9. Totalitarianism
Despotism
Authoritarianism
Government has total control over people’s
lives. It seeks to dominate society in every way.
The people do not have individual freedom. The
government (one person or a small group of
people) has complete authority and is not
accountable to the people.
Supreme master or lord. Tyrant.
