The Political CircleThe full picture

Overview: A Few Styles of

Governments

Monarchy Oligarchy

Aristocracy DemocracyTyranny

- From the Greek Monos

- Rule by one!

- Divine Right of Kings

- From the Greek word Oligos – “Few”

- Rule by the few

- Hereditary, corporate, religious

- From the Greek word Aristoi

- Rule by the “best” class

- Often the rich, privileged class

Kratein – is the Greek word meaning what?

- From the Greek word demos, meaning ‘people’ or ‘common people’

- Rule of the people

- From the Greek Tyrannos

- “One who rules without law” guided by self-interest

IT SHOULD ALL BE GREEK TO YOU!

Remembering the Spectrum

Left Right

• Changing Social Values• The need to take care of others

• Unchanging Social Values• People can take care of themselves

How would you go about accomplishing either of these approaches

Another DimensionIt gets a little more complicated

Authoritarian

Libertarian

Think of this as the level of force you Might use to accomplish your ideas

Another Dimension!

Authoritarian

Libertarian

Remember, this is also a spectrum

Total Control

No ControlLaissez-Faire

Can We Put Them Together?

Left Right

Authoritarian

Libertarian

Tend to be Undemocratic

Straw Tower Activity

You will be put into 4 groups!

Group A – DemocracyGroup B – Tyranny/AuthoritarianGroup C – Consensus Group D – Laissez-Faire/Libertarian

You will then build a tower from plastic straw.The tallest tower that can stand unassisted for at least 1 minute wins.