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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