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2 Notes
Types of Government
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Every government has its positive and negative attributes. Examining
the diferent components and types o !overnment be"ow. #e$ne
them and "ist 1 positive and one negative attribute or each
#e$nition %ositive Negative
&apita"ism %eop"e own
there own
businesses
1. %o"itica" and
economic
reedom
2. E'ciency
(. Economic
!rowth
1. )onopo"y power
2. *ocia" bene$t
ignored
(. +nherited wea"th
,. -oom and -ust
cyc"es
*ocia"ism !overnmen
t runs
industries
and
provides
education,
hea"th care.
&iti.ens do
have some
choices
though
1. #istributes
the wea"th
even"y
2. #ecreases
poverty
(. /""ows a
stab"e
economy
1. 0ota"itarianism1t
o strong o
government
2. )onarchy
2dictatorship3
&ommunism 0he
government
owns and
runs
everything
1. *ame
standards
2. +nvestment
s in
education.
1. No persona"
reedoms
2. Execution i you
go against the
government
#emocracy !overnmen
t is e"ected
by the
peop"e
1. &iti.ens are
given u""
civi" rights
2. )a4ority
ru"es
1. 5eak government
#irect
#emocra
cy
Everyone
votes on
everything
1. 0he peop"e can
make the "aws
1. 0he peop"e a"ways
have to agree
6epub"ic Led by
representati
ves o the
voters.
1. Laws are
passed down by
the expienced
peop"e
1. Not a"" voices are
heard
2. / "ot o arguing
throughout the
government
/narchy /governme
nta" 1No
government
1. Everyone or
themse"ves
1. "eads to the
breakdown o society
2. No ru"es
(. / dictatorship can
easi"y be brought
about 2"ook in box 123
6evo"utionar
y
0he existing
group is
overthrown
by a new
group
1. 1.
0heocracy 6u"es on a
re"igious
be"ie
1. Everyone is
under the
same
re"igion
2. 7igh sense
o
%atriotism
(. 5e""
8rgani.ed
1. 0ota"itarian state
2. Limited change
(. %ropaganda
cou"d appear
,. 9sing the name
o the
god:goddess
cou"d bring
burden to the
country
8"igarchy / group o
peop"e who
ru"e in the
intrest o
themse"ves
1. 0he country
can make
ast
decisions
1. 8n"y the wea"thy
group ru"es
/uthoritaria
n
8ne ru"er
that has
tota" contro"
1.
#ictators
hip
/ none
e"ected
"eader that
uses orce
to keep
contro"
1. %rogression
2. / "ot o
action
(. No
argument
1. 8ppresstion
2. *trict ru"es
(. %eop"e are
re;uent"y ki""ed
or speaking out
,. 0ends to co""apse
ast
)onarch 6oya" b"ood
"ine 2<ings,
=ueens,
ect...3
1. Leadership
suitabi"ity
2. *tabi"ity
(. 0he b"ame
is on the
ami"y not
everyone
,. 0he ami"y
1. Excessive power
or one person
2. #i'cu"t change
is the "eader is i""
2menta""y
unstab"e3
(. Lack o
accountabi"ity
is a state
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