Types of Government

How many types of government

are there?
There are many, today we are talking about
5
The ones we will talk about today are:
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Communism
Fascism
Anarchy
What will we learn about each type
of government?
We will be talking about the following:
Description of each type of government
Limited/Unlimited Government
Rule by one, few, or many
Strengths
Weaknesses
Examples

Directions!!!!
Government Description Limited or
Unlimited
Rule by One,
Few, or Many
Strength Weakness Example

Absolute
Monarchy

Representative
Democracy

Communism

Fascism

Anarchy
Types of Government Organizer
Directions!!!
Listen to the presentation
Under each type of government it tells
you what box to write the information in.
For example- the next slide is titled
Absolute Monarchy-Description
You will look for absolute Monarchy on
your chart, and go to the description
box, the information on the slide will go
in that box.
Absolute Monarchy
Description
King or queen governs
with complete power and
has supreme authority
over all matters
Absolute Monarchy
Limited or Unlimited?
Unlimited
Absolute Monarchy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few
Absolute Monarchy
Strength
Efficient, smooth
transition of
leadership
Absolute Monarchy
Weakness
You as a citizen, has no right
to complain to government
or to change the government
Absolute Monarchy
Example
Saudi Arabia
Absolute Monarchy
Summary
King or queen governs with complete
power and has supreme authority over
all matters.
Has efficient, smooth transitions of
leadership
The citizens cannot complain or change
the government
An example is Saudi Arabia.
Representative Democracy
Description
People elect representatives
to manage the country and
make laws.
Representative Democracy
Unlimited or Limited?
Limited
Representative Democracy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Many
Representative Democracy
Strength
Has most liberty and
personal freedom for
everyone in the country.
Representative Democracy
Weakness
Takes longer to enact
laws and transitions
between leaders.
Representative Democracy
Example
The United States
Representative Democracy
Summary
People elect representatives to
manage the country and make laws
They have the most liberty and
personal freedom
Takes longer to enact laws and
transition between leaders
The United States is an example
Communism
Description
Political and economic system
in which factors of production
are collectively owned and
directed by the state
Communism
Unlimited or Limited?
Unlimited
Communism
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few (One
Party)

Communism
Strength

A poor nation can gain
economic growth more
rapidly.
Communism
Weakness
No incentive for a
person to do well
Communism
Example
North Korea, China
and Cuba
Communism
Summary
Political and economic system in which
factors of production are collectively
owned and directed by the state.
Poor nations can gain economic growth
more rapidly
No incentive for a person to do well
North Korea and Cuba serve as
examples
Fascism
Description
Political philosophy that promotes a
strong, central government
controlled by military and led by a
powerful dictator.

Fascism
Unlimited or Limited?
Unlimited
Fascism
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
Few
Fascism
Strength
Gives a country
national pride and unity
Fascism
Weakness
People give up their
rights
Fascism
Example
Cuba and World War 2 Italy
under their leader Mussolini.
Fascism
Summary
Political philosophy that promotes a
strong, central government controlled by
military and led by a powerful dictator.
Country has national pride and unity
People have to give up their rights
Cuba and World War 2 Italy under
Mussolini serve as examples
Anarchy
Description
Absence or lack of
government authority
Anarchy
Unlimited or Limited?
Not really either
because government
authority doesnt
exist.
Anarchy
Rule by One, Few, or Many?
None
Anarchy
Strength
There are NONE!
Anarchy
Weakness
Chaos, often becomes
violent
Anarchy
Example
There are none, its doomed
for failure, no one has ever
settled on this as a true form
of government
Anarchy
Summary
Absence or lack of government
authority
No strengths
Contains chaos, often becomes
violent
No examples because its doomed
for failure.