Types of Government Direct Democracy Communism Monarchy Republic

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1 Types of Government Direct Democracy Communism Monarchy Republic
Dictatorship Theocracy

2 Monarchy Definition: Rule by a single person who inherits power
Power can be absolute or limited

3 Who has power? King or Queen

4 People’s Rights Limited monarchy--constitution protects rights
Absolute monarchy--king is dictator

5 Examples: Past - King Louis XIV of France (absolute)
Current - Queen Elizabeth II of England (constitutional)

6 Map of current monarchies
Red - absolute Green - constitutional Pink - traditional

7 Dictatorship Absolute power is concentrated in one person/group

8 Who has power? A person/group that takes over by force or charisma

9 People’s Rights Freedoms can be given or taken away at the leader’s whim.

10 Examples: Past - Adolph Hitler of Germany
Current - Kim Jong Il of North Korea

11 Communism System of single-party rule with the end goal of absolute equality

12 Who has power? One political party, headed by its leader
Eventually, gov’t should fade away

13 People’s Rights Value group rights over individual rights (ex. no private ownership)

14 Examples: Past - Soviet Union Current - Cuba

15 Theocracy Religious rule (no separation of church and state)

16 Who has power? A person or group that acts as a religious authority
Sometimes the leader is said to be able to communicate with god or is actually a god him/herself.

17 People’s Rights Depends on what your holy book says.

18 Examples: Past - Ancient Egypt Current - Vatican

19 Map of current theocracies

20 Direct Democracy The people make all decisions for themselves through majority rule

21 Who has power? The majority

22 People’s Rights The majority decides which rights are allowed or denied to certain groups

23 Examples: Past - Ancient Athens Current - None
(New England town hall mtgs)

24 Republic People elect politicians to serve as their representatives in gov’t

25 Who has power? Representatives and the people who elect them

26 People’s Rights Usually rights are protected by a constitution

27 Examples: Past - Ancient Rome Current - U.S.A.

28 Map of current republics

29 What the founding fathers really thought about it
Democracy What the founding fathers really thought about it

30 Benjamin Franklin "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb
voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"

31 What now? Hey guys! What’s for lunch?

32 Thomas Jefferson A democracy is nothing more than mob rule,
where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%.

33 John Adams That the desires of the majority of the people
are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the world.

34 James Madison Democracy was the right of the people
to choose their own tyrant.

35 Alexander Hamilton Real liberty is never found in despotism or
in the extremes of democracy...

36 OMG! The United States is NOT A Democracy

37 The United States is A Republic

38 Democracy Republic All people vote for representatives to do their everyday voting for them Majority does NOT rule when their will goes against the principles of the Constitution Rule by elected representatives in different branches All people vote on all things Majority always rules Rule by the people

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40 James Garfield The people are responsible
for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature....

41 What happens when we let the majority vote on the rights of minorities?

42 What about today?

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