Types of Government by Sophie Frank

Democracy

smfrank — 2015-10-05 14:51:23 UTC

Definition- a government in which citizens hold the power to rule. A democracy is made up of five pieces, rule of law, limited government, consent of the government, individual rights, and representative government.

Example- Ancient Greece is a democracy because each citizen (white, owned property, adult male) was allowed to vote, the citizens of Greece had the power.

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Republic

smfrank — 2015-10-05 14:56:17 UTC

Definition- a representative democracy where citizens choose their law makers.

Example- Finland is a republic because it has a constitution, a president and prime minister elected by parliament.

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Constitutional Monarchy

smfrank — 2015-10-07 14:05:14 UTC

Definition- a form of government in which a king or queen acts as a head of state. Making and passing legislation is completed by an elected parliament. The single leader does not hold much power.

Example- Tonga is a constitutional monarchy because it has a prime minister and the legislative branch is elected by parliament. They have a constitution that was created in 1875.

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Dictatorship

smfrank — 2015-10-07 14:15:56 UTC

Definition- a government in which the head of state has complete control over the state. A dictator often utilizes the police and military forces to maintain power. They limit freedoms of speech, assembly and the press.

Example- North Korea is a dictatorship because one leader rules all citizens. (KIm Jong-un)

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Monarchy

smfrank — 2015-10-07 14:22:48 UTC

Definition- a government in which a hereditary king or queen has unrestricted power over the people.

Example- Swaziland is a Monarchy because the king inherited the throne from his ancestors.

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Level 3 Question

smfrank — 2015-10-07 14:31:27 UTC

The difference between a democratic government and an authoritarian government is, a democratic government is ruled by the people, and an authoritarian government is ruled by one person who holds all power over the people. In a democracy, all of the direct power is given to the people whereas in an authoritarian government, all direct power is given to a leader. (King, queen, dictator, etc.)

Level 4 Question

smfrank — 2015-10-07 14:34:22 UTC

We believe that the most common governments in our world today, are parliamentary democracies and republics. We think that they are the most common types of governments because they are the most effective types of governments that we have. They are the most effective because, they keep the people in order, give them a fair say and allow them to live freely.