Types of Government Directions: Use the glossary and index of the textbook to match the term to the appropriate description. Democracy Autocracy Oligarchy Communism Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy Dictatorship Fascism Socialism Constitutional Monarchy Government State Federal Unitary Confederate Term Term Summary 1) Government ruled by one person 2) Government ruled by a few people, typically by a council either elected or not 3) type of government by which citizens make all decisions and has the following characteristics; 1) Individual liberty, 2) majority rule, 3) minority rights, 4) free elections, 5) competing political parties, 6) active citizen participation, 7) few economic controls, 8) widespread education, 9) social consensus 4) type of gov. by which a single party/group controls all aspects of the gov and economic “means of production.” Theory developed by Karl Marx to create a classless society. 5) type of government by which a single party/group controls all aspects of gov and controls much of the economy but businesses are still privately owned. 6) Economic system that dictates public/government ownership materials. money and powers needed to make things (“means of production.”) 7) Type of government by which a single person holds power, typically through military and police strength. 8) democratic form of government in which citizens elect people to represent them and make decisions on the peoples behalf 9) type of government lead by a hereditary ruler with ultimate control 10) Government in which the monarch’s powers are limited by a written constitution. Subjects the monarch to rule of law and gets rid of absolute rule. ex. England 11) an organization through which a society organizes itself, as well as, makes and enforces that society’s policies. political system in which power is concentrated in one strong central government with very little regional power. political system in which power is concentrated in several sovereign states that are united under a weak central government 12) 13) 14) 15) political system in which power is shared between a stronger central government and regional governments that are slightly weaker • Population: a group of people that are under the same governmental rule. • Territory: land that is acknowledged to belong to a certain population. • Sovereignty: complete control of domestic and foreign affairs by a governing body. Ex: The U.S. Gov. is a sovereign state but its individual states are not. • Government: every state must have its own government. Understanding Types of Government Directions: All governments control and make decisions for their population in some way. Place the following types of government systems on a spectrum from least to most controlling. Dictatorship Democracy Representative Democracy Communism 4. 2. Absolute Monarchy 6. Most Controlling Least Controlling 1. Directions: Central Government 7. Directions: Fascism 3. 5. The following images represent which ways to divide power; Unitary, Confederate or Federal. Regional Governments Central Government Central Government 8. Regional Governments Regional Governments 9. The types of government you have covered are basic forms of government, but few modern countries practice any one of these in its perfect form but rather a combination of them. Read the following statement and then determine what types of government are combined. 10. During WWII Hitler lead the NAZI government in Germany and maintained strict control of the whole country with the Gestapo or “secret state police.” Hitler and the NAZI party organized the economy and ordered manufactures to produce war materials but did not take businesses from citizens. During WII Germany had a ________________ system with a combination of _________________ and ________________ types of government.
