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Government Systems Review
What is government? How are government systems classified?
Who has the power? How is power shared?
What is government?
Government is the organization set up to make laws, settle
disagreements, and to provide protection for its citizens
Branches of
Government
Legislative Branch: Part of the government responsible
for making laws
Executive Branch: Carries out and enforces the laws made by the legislative branch.
Judicial Branch:Interprets the laws made by the
legislative branch
Who’s in charge?
Who has the power?
Autocratic: One person has all the power
Example: North Korea
Oligarchic: Few or a small group has all the
power.
Example: China
Democratic: All citizens have the power.
Examples: India and South Korea
How is the power shared?
Unitary: The central government has all
the power
Example: China or Saudi Arabia
Federal: Power is shared between the
central and local governments
Example: India and the United States
Confederacy: Power is shared equally amongst
all voluntary members
Example: the European Union and OPEC
Types of Government
Monarchy:
Rule by a king or queen or other hereditary ruler
Examples: Saudi Arabia and England
Republic:
A country with an elected leader. Citizens have the power.
Example: India and Israel
Democracy:
Rule by the people
Examples: Israel and Turkey
Dictatorship:
Rule by one person
Example: North Korea
Types of Monarchies:
Absolute Monarchy: Ruler has total power. Example: Saudi
Arabia
Constitutional Monarchy: Laws limit powers of the ruler.
Example: Japan
Types of Democracy:
Presidential Democracy: Citizens directly elect the head of the executive
branch. Example--- South Korea
Parliamentary Democracy: Citizens vote for political parties; winning party selects head of the executive branch.
Example--- Israel
Review Question #1:
How many people have power in an autocratic government?
ONE
Review Question #2
In what type of government system is power shared between the central government and local
governments?
Federal or Federation
Review Question #3
Power is controlled by the central government in a(n) ___________
system of government.
UNITARY
Review Question #4
What type of government is found in North Korea?
Autocratic or Dictatorship or Communist or Communist
Dictatorship
Review Question #5
In a republic, who chooses the representatives that control the
powers of the government?
The People or Citizens