Totalitarianism, Absolute Monarchy, and Constitutional Monarchy
In which form of government of the three do citizens have the most rights?
Constitutional Monarchy.
BONUS 10X: WHY do they have the most rights in this form? What gives them these rights?
What is the main Advantage of Anarchy?
Total freedom
How does the king or queen keep their powers in an Absolute Monarchy?
Divine Right (Fear of God)
What does an Absolute Monarch, Dictatorship, and a Totalitarian dictatorship have in common?
They are all ruled by one person with all power.
In which if the three forms of government (Oligarchy, Theocracy, Democracy) do citizens have the most freedoms
Democracy
Bonus: 8x: what limits, citizen rights on a Theocracy?
What is 1 Similarity between an Absolute Monarchy and a Constitutional Monarchy?
They both have a King or Queen
What is the main Disadvantage of a Representative Democracy?
Decisions take longer to make.
How does the king or queen get their powers in an Constitutional Monarchy?
Born into king or queen, ALLOWED power by the Constitution and representatives of the people.
James lives in a country that was in the state of Anarchy. There is a powerful warlord taking the nation by force with a great military power. Soon, the powerful warlord will take control of the country and set up a government to rule.
What form of government will this be when the warlord takes control?
Dictatorship
Carter lives in a country where the rights of the people and all decisions are made by a group of 5 wealthy leaders. The High Council took power a long time ago with a military force they paid for with their own money. They keep their power with fear of force and by controlling the economy of the country.
What form of government is this?
Oligarchy
They both have 1 person in power, They both have all the power
What is the main Disadvantage of a Dictatorship?
People have less Rights. Or, limited rights of the people.
How does the king or queen get their powers in an Absolute Monarchy?
Born into it (Inherit it)
How is an an absolute monarchy different from a Dictatorship?
Hint: all about the 3 power questions.
Absolute monarchy: King has power, king is born into it (inherits), Keeps power with Divine Right.
Dictatorship: Dictator has power, takes power by force (military usually), keeps power by fear of force (intimidation)
Hal lives in Switzerland where most of their local government is done by all the citizens. They come together in referendums and discuss issues and everyone votes on decisions. The decisions are then made with the majority vote.
What form of government is this?
Direct Democracy
Name 1 Difference Between a Absolute Monarchy and a Constitutional Monarchy.
Absolute Monarchy the king has ALL the power.
Constitutional Monarchy The Elected Representatives have the power and limit the power of the Monarch.
What is the main advantage of a Dictatorship?
Decisions can be make quickly.
In an Constitutional Monarchy, who has the power?
Representatives of the People
Who has the power in a Dictatorship?
BONUS 2x: How does he/she get the power?
4x: How does he/she keep the power?
Who has the power in a Representative Democracy?
Elected Representatives
Bonus 2x: How do they get the power?
Bonus 3x: How do they keep the power?
Name 1 Difference between a Totalitarian Dictator and an Absolute Monarchy.
Totalitarian dictator takes power by force and keeps it by force.
Absolute Monarchy gets power by birth (inherits), and keeps power by Divine Right (Fear of God).
What is the main advantage of a Representative Democracy?
Citizens (People) Have more protection of rights.
In an Absolute Monarchy, who has the power?
King or Queen
Jun lives in a country where there is one leader has all the power. They took control with military force. The government controls all parts of his life. They decide what comes on the T.V., what social media they can use, and even what countries they can call out to and speak with others. They even use surveillance to ensure citizens obey the ruler.
What form of government is this?
Totalitarianism
Susie lives in a country that is ruled by a group of religious leaders. They base their laws on their religious book the Kuran, which is the Muslim holy book. Practicing other religions is not allowed within her country and can be punished.
What form of government does Susie live in?
Theocracy