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Forms of Governments. AUTOCRACY. Dictatorship-come to power by force Ideas of ruler are glorified totalitarian TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP. AUTOCRACY. Example Germany/Italy A. Hitler/ Mussolini Iraq/Saddam Hussein. AUTOCRACY. MONARCHY- king queen emperor-divine right. MONARCHY.
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AUTOCRACY • Dictatorship-come to power by force • Ideas of ruler are glorified • totalitarian • TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP
AUTOCRACY • Example • Germany/Italy A. Hitler/ Mussolini • Iraq/Saddam Hussein
AUTOCRACY • MONARCHY-king queen emperor-divine right
MONARCHY • Absolute-king has complete power • Ex. Saudi Arabia
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY • ALTERNATIVE TO TOTALITARIAN MONARCH: CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY • Constitutional –king shares power with elected legislature • England • Japan
OLIGARCHY • Rule by a few people who get their power from wealth , social position or military power • Ex. Communist China, Sparta, Greece • Russia???
DEMOCRACY—RULE IS BY THE PEOPLE • DIRECT- PEOPLE GOVERN AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES • Ex. Athens, Greece • New England town meetings.
DEMOCRACY-RULE BY THE PEOPLE • Representative/Indirect - people elect representatives to make decisions • Republic—voters hold sovereign power • Ex. USA, England, Germany, France
Many of the dictatorships that began to decline turned to Democracies. . . • Totalitarian dictatorships and dictatorships around the world began to see a decline in the 1990s. • Democracies saw an increase in 1990’s.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY • INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY-Peopleshould have an equal opportunity to develop their talents and abilities
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • MAJORITY RULE WITH MINORITY RIGHTS- decisions made by the majority of voters in free elections are accepted
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • FREE ELECTIONS- gives people the chance to choose their leaders and to voice their opinions
Characteristics of DEMOCRACY • COMPETING POLITICAL PARTIES- political parties give voters a choice
Where is DEMOCRACY MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED? • Free enterprise-the opportunity to control one’s economic destiny • Countries with a large middle class • Stable economies • Educated public • Common values