Systems of Governments
By Mrs. Topliff
Communism
 - the is a classless society, where
there are no rich people and no poor
people
 -people are equal when it comes to
political, social and economic stature
 -the government owns all the
businesses and controls the economy
 -the government determines all
wages and salaries
Communism
 “Pure communism" refers to a classless, stateless
and oppression-free society where decisions on what
to produce and what policies to pursue are made
democratically, allowing every member of society to
participate in the decision-making process in both the
political and economic spheres of life
 The idea is that everyone is EQUAL!!
 If it were a perfect world communism would be
AWESOME!!!!!
 In THEORY communism is a great system
 Unfortunately it is very difficult have a TRUE
COMMUNIST government. (WHY?)
Communist Countries
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North Korea
China
Laos
Vietnam
Cuba
Democracy
 -this is a class society, there is a distinct
rich, middle class, and poor
 -power is held by the people who live in the
country, the majority always rule and make
the decisions
 -anyone can become extremely rich, and
anyone can become extremely poor
depending on their circumstances, and the
choices they make
Democratic Countries
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Argentina
United States
South Korea
Japan
Dictatorship
 -this is a class society, with one distinct
ruler
 -power is held by this ruler alone, and the
public must follow
 -the ruler may sometimes look to his/her
public for their needs, but the majority of
the time he/she makes all major decisions
when it comes to the government
 -most of the time you have to be born into
this position, in order to become ruler.
Dictatorship
 Zimbabwe
 North Korea….tricky Mrs. T please
explain (leader is Kim Jong-Il )
 Sudan
North Korea
 North Korea say they are communist
state,
 Kim's family follows the highly
centralized, patriarchal ruling model
of Confucianism.
 His citizens are more shut off from
the world than those of any other
nation.
Socialism
 -this is a classless society, there are no
rich, middle class, or poor
 -power should be given to the people
 -anything that is produced should be owned
EQUALLY by those who produce it.
 - if hundreds of people come together to
produce a factory, it shouldn’t then become
the sole property of one person.
Socialism
 In a perfect world, socialism would be
wonderful!
 Similar to communism, it is very hard
to do!
 Humans are inherently greedy
Socialist Countries
 Albania
 Russia
 Portugal
Facism
 -this is a class society with a rich and
poor
 -a group or party have the power,
with one person as the leader
 -promotes violence between nations,
in order to get things done
 -forbid and criticism towards those
who rule the government
Facism
 Italy when Mussolini was the ruler
 Russia when Stalin was president
 Germany when Hitler was the leader
Oligarchy
 -this is a class society with a distinct
rich, middle class, and poor
 -power is given to an elite group of
wealth or royalty
 -you must be born into a position of
wealth, prosperity, or power
Oligarchy
 Saudia Arabia
 South Africa before Nelson Mandela
came into power
 Ancient Greece
Important things to remember
about Governments
 Sometimes the definitions blur
based on who you are talking too
 Sometimes a Government can fall
under a few definitions
Reflection- Write your answer
in sentence form.
 Which form of government would you
want to live under? Why? (give
examples from facts)
 Should countries with democracy try
to make other countries have a
democracy too?
 What are the flaws of having a
democracy?