TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

Capitalism,
Socialism,
Communism,,
Fascism
Capitalism
 Capitalism

First • End/ Middle Ages

domestic system
In • laissez faire
Use • mercantilism.
 Capitalism
Goal • Private investment for
profit.
 Capitalism
• Private ownership,
Theory individuals invest in
Who corporations or
owns individual business
Property
 Capitalism
Practice • Private ownership,
government owns some
Who
property.
Owns
Property
 Capitalism

Theory • Can be any form except

totalitarianism.
Form of
Government
 Capitalism
• Generally democracy with
Practice representation, Early
Form of capitalist often autocratic.
Government
 Capitalism
How • Peacefully,
democratically, people
Government voting.
takes
Control
 Capitalism

Theory • Those who invest.

Which
Classes
Benefit
Most?
 Capitalism
Theory • No one, everyone can
Which invest
Classes
Benefit
The
Least?
 Capitalism

Practice • Rich, investors (unless

Which bad investing), upper and
Classes middle classes.
Benefit
Most?
 Capitalism
Practice • Poor- unable to invest.
Which
Classes
Benefit
the least?
 Capitalism
Modern • U.S., much of Latin America

Examples
 Capitalism
Amount • Greatest under laissez
faire but many freedoms
of in democratic Countries.
Individual
Freedom
Socialism
 Socialism
First  Early 1800’s Owen, Fourier, St.
Simon, Blanc. Fabianism.
In
Use

Joseph Fourier
 Socialism
Goal Working together for
improvement of economy
and community.
 Socialism
Theory Everyone owns everything
Who collectively, public
Owns ownership.
Property
 Socialism
Practice Collective farms, most
Who socialist countries
Owns government owns major
property industry
 Socialism
Theory Direct democracy,
Form everyone makes collective
Of decisions.
Government
 Socialism
Practice Generally democratic.
Form
Of
Government
 Socialism
How Usually democratic and
peaceful.
Gov’t
Takes
Control
 Socialism
Theory None (or all) classes
Which society, all benefit equally.
Classes
Benefit
The
Most?
 Socialism
Theory None - classless society
Which
Classes
Benefit
The
Least?
 Socialism
Practice None, some may be
Which wealthier but all benefit
Classes equally.
Benefit
The
Most?
 Socialism
Practice Those who oppose society
Which may be ostracized.
Classes
Benefit
Least?
 Socialism
Amount More government control
than capitalist countries
Of but many freedoms.
Individual
Freedom
 Socialism
Modern Collective farms (Israel),
Scandinavia.
Examples
Communism
 Communism

First  Early 1900’s Bolsheviks

1850- Marx
In
Use
 Communism
Goal  No private ownership,
classless society,
international takeover.
 Communism
Theory  All public ownership.
Who
Owns
Property
 Communism
Practice  All public property, but
Who individuals able to own
Owns small portions.
Property
 Communism
Theory  Oligarchy of workers
Form OR everyone makes
Of collective decisions.
Government
 Communism
Practice  Usually oligarchic,
Form party controls
Of legislature and
Government executive decisions
 Communism
How  Revolution, Force.
Gov’t
Takes
control
 Communism
Theory  Workers, peasants
Which immediately, eventually a
Classes classless society.
Benefit
The
Most?
 Communism
Theory  Wealthy persons
Which
Classes
Benefit
The
Least?
 Communism
Practice  Communist Party
Which members and Politburo.
Classes
Benefit
The
Most?
 Communism
Practice  Wealthy or religious
Which persons.
Classes
Benefit
The
Least?
 Communism
Amount  Strict obedience to
government , strong
Of
censorship, opposition to
Individual government not allowed.
Freedom
 Communism
Modern  North Korea, Cuba,
and China.
Examples
Fascism
 Fascism
First  Mussolini
In
Use
 Fascism
Goal  Government control of
economics while
allowing private
ownership.

Anti fascist newspaper

 Fascism
Theory  Private ownership but
Who under strict government
Owns control.
Property
 Fascism

Practice  State regulates

Who industries and property
Owns
though privately owned
companies.
Property

Leon Trotsky
 Fascism
Theory  Totalitarian autocracy or
Form oligarchy.
Of
Government
 Fascism
Practice  Totalitarian autocracy
Form or oligarchy.
Of
Government
 Fascism
How  First peaceful and then
by force.
Gov’t
Takes
Control
 Fascism
 Upper classes keep
Theory wealth, workers get
Which government help.
Classes
Benefit
Most?
 Fascism
Theory  “None-pure” classes,
Which communists.
Classes
Benefit
Least?
 Fascism
Practice  Capitalists and upper
Which classes, unemployed
Classes get jobs.
Benefit
Most?
 Fascism
Practice  Communists, and
Which socialist, non- Fascists.
Classes
Benefit
Least?

The League of Nations votes to impose deliberately ineffectual economic sanctions against
Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
 Fascism
Amount  Personal acts
restricted, strong
Of censorship, police
Individual state, totalitarian.
Freedom
 Fascism
Modern  None clearly so today

Examples

Fascist Italian Flag