Different Types of Government by Lydia Kersten https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7 by: Lydia, Jasmine, Avery and Molly en-us 2017-10-05 16:53:19 UTC 2025-11-01 20:46:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Autocracy lydia_kersten https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405131 An Autocracy is a system of government where the power is concentrated in the hands of one main person. The ruler has most control with very little input from group members. There are two types of autocracy: Monarchy and Constitutional. 

Cuba, Syria, China and Iran are some of the countries that have an autocracy government system. Some autocratic leaders were King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, and Queen Isabella I. ]]> 2017-10-05 17:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405131 Monarchy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405354 A Monarchy is a kind of government where a monarch, a kind of hereditary ruler, becomes the head of state.]]> 2017-10-05 17:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405354 Oligarchy molly_peckham https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405751 An Oligarchy is a system of government when all of the power is vested in a small amount of people in a dominant class.  "Government by the few."  Oligarchs are usually not elected and use their relationships and money to influence the elected officials. Oligarchs only associate with others who share the same traits as them. An Oligarchy can operate like a dictatorship, but instead of just one person ruling, their is a group. An Oligarchy manages the society which lets most people live normal day to day lives.

]]> 2017-10-05 17:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194405751 Monarchy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194408122 The Monarchy is one of the oldest type of government.]]> 2017-10-05 17:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194408122 Monarchy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194409086 The countries that have an absolute Monarchy are Vatican City, Brunei, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Swaziland.]]> 2017-10-05 17:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194409086 Monarchy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194410483 Monarchies were mostly tribes or small groups of people who decided to let their leader pass on their office to their children. Over the years deciding who becomes the next monarch got more complicated. Now the oldest son or, in some countries, daughter, gets to become the next monarch when the old one dies.]]> 2017-10-05 17:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194410483 Oligarchy molly_peckham https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194413941 Oligarchy governments are found in the countries of China, North Korea, Soviet Union, and Venezuela. ]]> 2017-10-05 17:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194413941 Democracy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194808399 A democracy is a government run by the people. Each citizen has a say in how the government is run. This is very different from a monarchy or a dictatorship because everyone has an opinion on what is best for their country. When your government is monarchy you have no say at all, and have to do what the ruler ]]> 2017-10-06 18:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194808399 Democracy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194810475 There are two main types of democracy. There is Direct and there is representative. Direct focuses on all of the citizens getting to vote on every important decision. Representative democracy only lets the people vote on the group of people who are going to make the decisions for our country. They do not get to vote on every important decision, like the direct democracy. ]]> 2017-10-06 18:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194810475 Democracy avery_hamburg https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194814602 Some characteristics that almost all democratic countries have are, citizens rule, free elections, and citizen participation.  ]]> 2017-10-06 18:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194814602 Constitutional Monarchy molly_peckham https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194946772 A Constitutional Monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of the state within the parameters of a written, unwritten, or blended constitution. 

Today, most of the constitutional monarchies are mostly linked with with Western European countries such as the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Sweden. However, the two most congested constitutional monarchies in the world are in Asia: Japan and Thailand. 

]]> 2017-10-07 22:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194946772 Thomas Hobbes molly_peckham https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194946876 Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5th, 1588 and died on December 4th, 1679. He was an English Philosopher, Scientist, and historian. He was known best for his political philosophy. 

Hobbes believed that the only true form of government was absolute monarchy. He argued this in his work, Leviathan.  
]]> 2017-10-07 22:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194946876 John Locke molly_peckham https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194947011 John Locke (1632-1704), was an English philosopher and physician who was known as "The Father of Liberalism". Locke believed in a form of direct democracy that existed only to give people rights such as the right to life, liberty, and property. Locke thought if the government tampered with any of those rights, the government should be rebelled against. ]]> 2017-10-07 22:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194947011 Autocracy lydia_kersten https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194954486 Pros:
-When decisions need to be make quickly, there doesn't need to be a meeting consulting a large group of people. 
-In some situations that are stressful or urgent, group members may prefer an autocratic system. 

Cons:
-Autocratic leaders usually make choices off of their own ideas and rarely accept advice from others. 
-Some people dislike that they do not have a say in rules and laws in their country. 
-It is also found that there is lack of creative solutions from problems due to one person resolving the situations. ]]> 2017-10-08 02:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194954486 Baron de Montesquieu lydia_kersten https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194955182 Montesquieu was born on January 18, 1689 in France and died on February 10, 1755 in France. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two of the many influences he had.

Montesquieu was a french lawyer and a political philosopher. He is best known for his thoughts on separation of powers. Montesquieu believed that the powers were divided into the executive, the judicial, and the legislative branches. ]]> 2017-10-08 03:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lydia_kersten/tao7lnmf35q7/wish/194955182