Governments by Juliana Cisco

Democracy

jlcisco — 2015-10-06 18:08:03 UTC

Definition: A government in which citizens hold the power to rule.

Example: Athens was a direct democracy where people voted on legislation and executive bills.

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Republic

jlcisco — 2015-10-06 18:16:56 UTC

Definition: Representative democracy in which citizens choose their law makers.

Example: South Africa is a constitutional democracy with three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary.

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Constitutional Monarchy

jlcisco — 2015-10-06 18:25:13 UTC

Definition: A government in which a king or queen acts as head of state but legislation is created by an elected Parliament. The constitution sets up a framework of government limiting the power of the king or queen.

Example: The king of Sweden is the country's foremost representative and symbol. The king's duties are primarily ceremonial and representative.

Monarchy

jlcisco — 2015-10-06 18:35:15 UTC

Definition: A government in which only the king and queen rule.

Example: The British monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy which is while the Sovreign is head of the state, the ability to pass legislation resides in an elected parliament.

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Dictatorship

jlcisco — 2015-10-06 18:40:55 UTC

Definition: A government in which absolute power is held by a dictator.

Example: China is a dictatorship. It was originally capitalistic for 4,000 years and then it became a dictatorship.

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Question 1

jlcisco — 2015-10-07 19:28:34 UTC

Democratic governments and Authoritarian governments are very different. Authoritarian governments the people rule, and only an individual or group holds power not accountable to the people. Democratic governments are where every citizen holds power for decision making and other responsibilities.

Question 2

jlcisco — 2015-10-07 19:35:31 UTC

Most countries in the modern day world, are either democratic governments or republic. I think this is because most countries are simply ruled, giving citizens most power. Some democratic countries are United States, Japan, and South Korea. Some Republican countries are Ghana, South Africa, and Democratic Republic of Congo.