Autocracy
Define autocracy.
What is a government where one person has all the power.
What does “democracy” mean?
What is Citizens hold political power
Who holds ultimate authority in a theocracy?
What is God or religious leaders.
Define anarchy.
What is No one is in control; lack of government.
What are the two main types of autocracy?
What is Monarchy and dictatorship.
Difference between direct and representative democracy?
What is Direct: citizens vote on laws themselves. Representative: citizens elect leaders to decide.
What country today mixes theocracy with democracy? Meaning who combines election with religion
What is Iran
Why is no country officially an anarchy?
What is It leads to chaos, instability, and is unsustainable.
Give one example of a dictatorship in history
Germany under Adolf Hitler.
Give one example of a modern representative democracy.
What is the United Staes
What’s one possible benefit of a theocracy
What is Shared values, unity under religion.
How might life change if there were no government at all?
Chaos, no laws, everyone must protect themselves.
How is a monarchy different from a dictatorship?
What is a Monarchs usually inherit power; dictators take power by force.
Why is direct democracy hard in big countries?
What is Too many people, too many decisions to vote on directly.
What’s one challenge of a theocracy?
What is Excludes other beliefs, conflict between religion and freedom.
True or False: A government can be both monarchy and anarchy.
What is False
Can a monarchy exist inside a democracy?
Yes, in a constitutional monarchy like the UK or Norway, where monarchs share power with elected leaders.
Example of direct democracy
What is Ancient Greece
Saudi Arabia is both a monarchy and a theocracy. Why?
What is It has a king who rules under Islamic law as the constitution.
Give an example of a government that has characteristics of two types.
Denmark (monarchy + democracy), Saudi Arabia (monarchy + theocracy), Iran (theocracy + democracy).