Transcript Slide 1

Type of
Government
Main
Leader(s)
South Africa
Kenya
Presidental
Republic
Parlimentary
Republic
President
Prime
Minister
Sudan
Autocratic
Dictatorship
Dictator
(Pres., Premier,
P.M.)
Organization
of
Government
Who can
vote?
Federal
Any citizen
over 18
Federal
Any citizen over
18
unitary
No one can elect the
leader-dictator
Questions for Governments
• How is the power distributed?
• How do the citizens
participate in government?
• What are the different forms
of democracy?
Distribution of Power
• Unitary: Government held by one power
• Confederation: independent states coming
together for a single goal. (protection, trade,
etc.)
• Federal: government that has power given to
local and central authorities.
Unitary Government
Confederation Government
Federal Government
What is the citizen’s
role?
This is a basic question that we must look at
when understanding a country’s government.
Autocracy
• A single person has complete power.
Oligarchy
• Very few people have complete power.
Democracy
• The control is put in the hands of the citizens.
Organize the three government types by
how many people get to make decisions:
Democracy The most people
1. ____________
2. Oligarchy
____________ A few people
3. Autocracy
____________ One person
Types of Democracy
Presidential Democracy
or
Parliamentary Democracy
(there is not just one flavor of soda)
Presidential Democracy
Executive Branch
President –
Elected by the
people
Legislative Branch
Senators-Elected
by the people.
Judicial Branch
RepresentativesElected by the
people.
In all these position, the people
are elect their representative.
Supreme JusticesAppointed by
President and
confirmed by the
legislative branch
Parliamentary Democracy
Legislature
The members of
the legislature are
elected by the
people.
The party that has control
of the legislature selects
the prime
minister.
The people do not get
to elect the prime
minister.
The power of the
government is not
divided into
branches.
The legislature is given
the “supreme” power of
government by the
people.