Forms of Government
A government ruled by a monarch, usually a king or a queen, who belongs to a royal family.
Un gobierno gobernado por un monarca, generalmente un rey o una reina, que pertenece a una familia real.
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
a government where a small group of powerful military leaders make most government decisions after taking a country over by force.
un gobierno donde un pequeño grupo de poderosos líderes militares toman la mayoría de las decisiones gubernamentales después de tomar un país por la fuerza.
What is an Junta?
What is an autocracy?
the rule by one person
One advantage (PRO) of this form of government is that it has low crime rates, because of its strict laws.
Theocracy, Junta, Absolute Monarchy or Dictatorship
What is an example of a country with a Constitutional Monarchy?
What is the United Kingdom.
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
Estado de desorden debido a la ausencia o no reconocimiento de la autoridad.
What is Anarchy?
What is a type of government where one person holds the ultimate authority?
¿Qué es un tipo de gobierno donde una persona tiene la máxima autoridad?
What is Dictatorship?
What is State of Nature?
A time before governments existed
One disadvantage of this form of government is that its citizens basic human rights are not always protected.
Junta, Theocracy, Absolute monarchy, or Dictatorship
What is a current country that is a Dictatorship?
North Korea
Form of government where power is held by a few.
What is an oligarchy?
Based on the idea that a king or queen has limited power and citizens vote for elected officals to run the government.
Basado en la idea de que un rey o una reina tienen un poder limitado y los ciudadanos votan a funcionarios elegidos para dirigir el gobierno.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
What does John Locke say are the 3 natural rights that should be protected by government
Life, Liberty & Property
One disadvantage (CON) of this form of government is that it is often slow to make decisions.
Constitutional Monarchy or Representative Democracy
What is an example of country with a Theocracy?
Iran
citizens participate in the day to day working of the government.
Los ciudadanos participan en el trabajo diario del gobierno.
What is a Direct Democracy?
Rulers claim to represent and be directed by a set of religious ideas.
What is a Theocracy?
What is a representative?
a person chosen to act and speak for another or others.
One advantage (PRO) of this form of government is that citizens feel empowered, because they have a vioce in their government.
constitutional monarchy, representative democracy or direct democracy
What form of government is the United States?
Representative Democracy
citizens are the source of government power, but elect officials to work on their behalf.
Los ciudadanos son la fuente del poder gubernamental, pero eligen funcionarios para que trabajen en su nombre.
What is a Representative Democracy?
What is the difference between an Absolute Monarchy and a Dictatorship?
In an Absolute Monarchy, new leaders are decided by blood relation (the king's son takes over), while in a dictatorship the next leader is appointed by the leader in charge.
a theory of society in which government is a contract between a government and the governed to provide protection and support of the people.
una teoría de la sociedad en la que el gobierno es un contrato entre un gobierno y los gobernados para brindar protección y apoyo al pueblo.
What is a Social Contract?
One advantage (PRO) of this form of govenment is that they have a head of state that provides unity to a country and an elected body to run the government.
Constitutional Monarchy
What is the BEST form of government? (Give one reason to support answer)
Lets hear your reasoning.