How do citizens participate in the government?

Autocratic/Autocracy Oligarchic/Oligarchy Democratic/Democracy Rule of ONE Rule of a FEW Rule of ALL

Long definition: a country or nation that Long definition: a country or nation Long definition: a country or nation that is governed by a single person with controlled by a small group of people receives its power from the people (all unlimited power that hold the key to power the people hold the key to power)

Examples of autocratic governments Examples of oligarchic governments Examples of democratic governments Dictatorship Theocracy Parliamentary democracy Absolute Monarchy Presidential democracy Theocracy

How do citizens participate in the government?

Autocratic/Autocracy Oligarchic/Oligarchy Democratic/Democracy Rule of ONE Rule of a FEW Rule of ALL Picture Picture Picture

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Examples of autocratic governments Examples of oligarchic governments Examples of democratic governments

How do governments distribute power? Unitary Confederation Federal Central government has all the power to Individual states make their own laws Power to make laws and decision for the make laws and decision for the people. and decision and are loosely aligned to a people is SHARED between central weak central government government and states Picture: Picture: Picture:

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Examples of unitary governments Examples of confederation governments Examples of federal governments

How do governments distribute power? Unitary Confederation Federal Central government has all the power to Individual states make their own laws Power to make laws and decisions for make laws and decision for the people. and decision and are loosely aligned to a the people is SHARED between a weak central government central authority and regional authorities Picture: Picture: Picture:

Long definition: One central government Long definition: A weak or loose Long definition: Power is shared by a controls weaker states. Power is not organization of states that agree to powerful central government and states shared between states, counties, or follow a central government. Each state or provinces that are given considerable provinces. makes its own laws and the central self-rule, usually through their own government is only concerned about legislatures defense and trade Examples of unitary governments Examples of confederation governments Examples of federal governments South Korea, Kenya, France, Italy, European Union United States, Mexico, Brazil, Australia Japan British Commonwealth of Nations

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