Transcript forms of government terms

Two Categories of Government
 Democracy
– Government by the
people / Decisions made by the
people
 Autocracy
- Government by one
person (King / Queen / Emperor /
Pharaoh)
Decision Making
Autocratic or Democratic?
 Teacher
decides there will be a test
on Friday
 Group of Friends decide on which
movie to go to by discussing three
possible movies and voting on which
one they want to see.
 Fast food Manager decides to give
workers a dollar per hour raise
Autocratic or Democratic?
 Parents
listen to daughter complain about
staying out late and decide to let child stay
out 1 hour later.
 Parents allow all 3 children to choose (vote)
what vacation to go on.
 Mayor, elected by citizens, decides to build
a new city hall
 Citizens voted in favor of a city tax
measure to increase funding to schools
Autocratic Advantages
Efficient
Order
Changes
can Happen Quickly
Autocratic Disadvantages
Needs
a Strong Leader
Decisions may not be interest
of everyone
Too much power leads to
corruption
Democratic Advantages
Everyone
has a say
Corruption more difficult
Power too diffuse
Democratic Disadvantages
Messy,
takes time
Sometimes hard to make
difficult decisions
Need an Educated Citizenry
Autocratic forms of
Government
Theocracy
Monarchy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Democratic forms of
Government
Direct
Democracy
Republic
Parliamentary System
Constitutional Monarchy
Anarchy
Total
Lack of Government
(State of Nature)
No Rules, No Leaders
Democracy
Rule
by the masses/people
No Leader All Decisions made by
the community
Created in ancient Athens
True Democracies only work in
small groups
Republic
Rule
by People’s
Representative
Created in Ancient Rome
–Senator = Representative
Theocracy
Rule
by Religion
Leader: The Priest or Main
Religious Figure
Examples: Ancient Egypt,
Modern Iran, Vatican City
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What
would be some
problems with having
government based on a
single religion?
Monarchy
Rule
by a single leader,
typically claims Divine
Right
Oligarchy
Rule
by a few
individuals
Aristocracy
Rule
by the Wealthy