Types of Government
The purpose and functions of government
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SSCG19
The student will compare and contrast governments that are unitary, confederal, and federal; autocratic, oligarchic and democratic; and presidential and parliamentary.

Functions of Government

Types of Government

What is government?
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Characteristics of Today's
States/Nations in the world
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Population, Territory, & Government

Characteristics of Today's
States/Nations in the world
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A state has to have
Population, Territory, and a Government in order to be recognized as a State!

Unitary Government
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Gives all Key Powers to the
National Government

3. Confederal Government

Confederal Government
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A loose union of independent states

4. Autocratic Government

Autocratic Government
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The word autocracy comes from the Greek words “autos” meaning self and “kratos” meaning power.
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In an autocratic government one person or group holds all power. Usually there no participation or consent from the people.
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Autocracies can be theocratic (rule by religious leaders), dictatorial (rule by political leader), or a monarchy (rule by royal family).

5. Oligarchic Governmen

Oligarchic Government
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Any system of government in which a small group holds the power!

6. Democratic Government
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“Ruled by the People for the
People”
President Lincoln
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The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos” meaning people and “kratos” meaning power.

Have the most Freedoms!

a. Representative Democracy

Representative Democracy
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A government in which people elect delegates to make law
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Both Parliamentary and Presidential governments have are representative democracies.

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Led by a president that is elected by the citizens.

7. Parliamentary Government

Parliamentary Government
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People vote for representatives. The political party that wins the majority of the seats in parliament chooses the leader, prime minister or chancellor.
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The minority party serves as the opposition.
They challenge the majority party in an effort to balance power.
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The prime minister stays in office until:
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his party loses the majority his party loses confidence and votes to remove him.

Journal Assignment
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Choose one of the following to compare and contrast. You may do this in paragraph form or using a Venn Diagram.
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unitary, confederal, and federal
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autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic presidential and parliamentary