Identify the different types
of government and how
they are different.
Essential Question

How do we define the
different types of governments?

Who rules?
How do they acquire their
power?
How long do they serve?
Democracy

leaders are usually elected by the people
Citizens who are eligible to vote have a say in
how the government works.
People are the source of government power
Types of Democracy

 Direct Democracy
 People directly make the laws and run the government
 Ancient Greece had a directly democracy
 Might not work well in a big country
 Representative Democracy
 People elect representatives to make laws and run the
government
 Also called a republic
 Rome was one of the first republics
Republic

 a country that has no
monarch
 The head of the country is
usually an elected president.
Totalitarian

country with only
one political party
People are forced to
do what the
government tells
them and may also
be prevented from
leaving the country.
Monarchy

 oldest form of government
 leader is determined through family lines
 leader is in this position for life
 Often, a monarchy will include a dynasty, a powerful group
or family that maintains its power and position over many
generations
Combination Governments:
Democracy + Monarchy

 Constitutional Monarchy
 monarch as head of state--one who represents the people
as a traditional symbol of the country
AND
 elected officials as head of government--those who make
laws and official decisions for the country
Dictatorships

 a single leader has absolute control and unrestricted
power
 Takes power by force
 leader may use force to control the population
Common Type of
Dictatorship/Autocracy

 Communism
 the government owns all property and dominates all
aspects of life in a country
 historically involved the violent overthrow of
capitalism (when businesses are owned by
individuals instead of the government)
 Often take away human rights
Anarchy

 no government
 can happen after a civil war in a country,
when a government has been destroyed
and rival groups are fighting to take its
place
 Anarchists are people who believe that
government is a bad thing in that it stops
people organizing their own lives.
Oligarchy

the people are ruled by a powerful few
Leaders are usually members of
wealthy families or the military.
Theocracy

When a nation recognizes a god or a
deity as their ruler and the king or
leader as that god’s representative
The country’s constitution is based on
their religious text
Types of Government
Shark Tank

 Each group will create a presentation that promotes their
product(type of government) to the investors using Animoto
 The government that has the most investors by the end of the
activity wins. In other words, your presentation needs to
promote your government as the best type.
 Students will not be graded on how many investors they
have. However, the groups will be graded on the
presentation, material in the presentation, and
professionalism.
 There will be two types of groups; Presenters and Investors.
Your group needs to follow the directions that match what
type of group you are in, Good Luck!