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
Types of Government Organizer
Directions!!!!
Government
Absolute
Monarchy
Representative
Democracy
(Republic)
Communism
Fascism
(Dictatorship)
Anarchy
Description
Limited or
Unlimited
Rule by One,
Few, or Many
Strength
Weakness
Example
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 Monarchy
Description
King
or queen governs
with complete power and
has supreme authority
over all matters
Absolute Monarchy
Limited or Unlimited?
Unlimited
Absolute Monarchy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few
Absolute Monarchy
Strength
Efficient,
smooth
transition of
leadership
Absolute Monarchy
Weakness
You
as a citizen, has no right
to complain to government
or to change the government
Absolute Monarchy
Example
Saudi
Arabia
Absolute Monarchy
Summary
 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 Democracy
Description
People
elect representatives
to manage the country and
make laws.
Representative Democracy
Unlimited or Limited?
Limited
Representative Democracy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Many
Representative Democracy
Strength
Has
most liberty and
personal freedom for
everyone in the country.
Representative Democracy
Weakness
Takes
longer to enact
laws and transitions
between leaders.
Representative Democracy
Example
The
United States
Representative Democracy
Summary
 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
Communism
Description
 Political
and economic system
in which factors of production
are collectively owned and
directed by the state
Communism
Unlimited or Limited?
Unlimited
Communism
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few
(One
Party)
Communism
Strength
A
poor nation can gain
economic growth more
rapidly.
Communism
Weakness
No
incentive for a
person to do well
Communism
Example
North
Cuba
Korea and
Communism
Summary
 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
Fascism
Description
 Political
philosophy that promotes a
strong, central government
controlled by military and led by a
powerful dictator.
Fascism
Unlimited or Limited?
Unlimited
Fascism
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few
Fascism
Strength
Gives
a country
national pride and unity
Fascism
Weakness
People
rights
give up their
Fascism
Example
Cuba
and World War 2 Italy
under their leader Mussolini.
Fascism
Summary
 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
Anarchy
Description
Absence or lack of
government authority
Anarchy
Unlimited or Limited?
Not
really either
because government
authority doesn’t
exist.
Anarchy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
None
Anarchy
Strength
There
are NONE!
Anarchy
Weakness
Chaos,
violent
often becomes
Anarchy
Example
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 strengths
 Contains chaos, often becomes
violent
 No examples because its doomed
for failure.