Name: _____________________
Period: _______
Governments & Economies
World History
Systems of Government – Autocracy
Guided Notes
Essential Question #1
Identify the three types of autocracies and explain how each gets their power.
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to…
 define autocracy
 list 3 types of autocratic governments
 know how each type of autocratic government gets its power
Autocracy
Definition: Form of government in which all power is held by _________________________________
AUTOCRACY
Types of Autocracies
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
1. Dictatorship
A. Definition
1. A form of government in which __________________________
has ________________________________
B. How is power gained?
1. Usually by _____________________________
C. Leaders are called ____________________________
1. Use power to stay the leader
2. Use _________________________________________ against
people who challenge them
D. Citizen involvement = _________________
E. Examples
1. _________________________________ under Adolf Hitler
2. ________________ under Bashar El-Assad
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2. Theocracy
A. Definition
1. A form of government where __________________________________________________ are in
charge.
B. How is power gained?
1. Leaders claim their ____________________________________________________
C. The leaders often _____________________________
D. All citizens are required to follow the all religious laws
1. Going against _____________________ = going against
_______________
E. Citizen involvement = __________________
F. Examples
1. _____________________________ under their pharaohs
2. _______________ under the Ayatollah Khomeini
3. Absolute Monarchy
A.
Definition
1.
A form of government where
_____________________ controls his/her country and has
____________________________
B.
How is power gained?
1. Power is ______________________ by
___________________ connection
2. Monarchs claim ____________________________________ to rule
C. Monarchs __________________________
D. Monarchs __________________________________________ like normal people
1. No national constitutions
E. Citizen involvement = ____________________
F. Examples
1. ________________________________ (King Louis XIV)
2. ______________ under Sultan Qaboos
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