Forms of Forms of GovernmentGovernment

EN407-313EN407-313English for English for Political ScientistsPolitical ScientistsVen.Yota PayuttoVen.Yota Payutto

What is government?What is government?

Government - those Government - those who have authority who have authority or control over or control over othersothers

Forms of GovernmentForms of Government

There are many!There are many!

MonarchyMonarchy

DictatorshipDictatorship

DemocracyDemocracy

Communist Communist

AnarchyAnarchy

TheocracyTheocracy

MonarchyMonarchy

All or most of the power is All or most of the power is in the hands of one in the hands of one person:person:

King, Queen, or EmperorKing, Queen, or Emperor

Monarch’s power is Monarch’s power is hereditaryhereditary

Hereditary – passed Hereditary – passed down through the familydown through the family

Example: Saudi ArabiaExample: Saudi Arabia

(Al-Saud family)(Al-Saud family)

DictatorshipDictatorshipThe government is under the The government is under the control of one personcontrol of one person

Takes power by force rather Takes power by force rather than inheriting powerthan inheriting power

Often were members of the Often were members of the military or policemilitary or police

No limits on powerNo limits on power

Examples: Examples:

Adolf Hitler - Nazi Adolf Hitler - Nazi GermanyGermany

Saddam Hussein – IraqSaddam Hussein – Iraq

DemocracyDemocracyPower is shared by all of Power is shared by all of the people; “government the people; “government by the people”by the people”

2 types:2 types:

PurePure

Representative (U.S)Representative (U.S)

Very rarely a “pure” Very rarely a “pure” democracy democracy

We elect representativesWe elect representatives

Example: United StatesExample: United States

Communist StatesCommunist States

All property is All property is publicly ownedpublicly owned

Each person paid Each person paid based on their based on their need, not their need, not their abilitiesabilities

All working for All working for the good of the the good of the overall country overall country

AnarchyAnarchy

No government; No government; often occurs after often occurs after war.war.

Anarchy - Greek Anarchy - Greek for “without ruler”for “without ruler”

State of disorderState of disorder

Example: Example: AfghanistanAfghanistan