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Governments 2

6th Grade Social Studies: Unit 5 - Forms of Government

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Based on citizen participation, what are the 3 forms of governments? Autocracy, Oligarchy, & Democracy
Which form of government is the oldest? Autocracy
How does the leader in an autocracy form of government maintain power? Maintain power through inheritance or ruthless use of military or police power.
Autocratic Government form of government has a single ruler with unlimited power and citizens with no ability to participate in the selection of the ruler or creation of laws
What are the 2 main types of autocratic governments? Dictatorship and Absolute Monarchy
Example of a dictatorship Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union
Type of autocratic government where the leader has not been elected and uses force to control all aspects of social and economic life. Dictatorship
Examples of an oligarchy government Communist countries such as China and Cuba
Who is in charge of the government in a democratic government? The people are in charge of the government because they can VOTE
Who can be a leader in a democratic form of government? All citizens have the opportunity to be a leader, and all citizens have the opportunity to vote for leaders and laws
Example of a Parliamentary Democracy United Kingdom
How is the head of government chosen in a parliamentary democracy? Head of government chosen by party with most members Usually called a Prime Minister (Leaves office when: Retire, Vote of no confidence, or Different party gets more votes)
Examples of a presidential democracy USA, France & Belarus Democratically elected legislature (Congress) People directly elect their head of government
In an _________________, the ruler has absolute, or total, power to do whatever the ruler wishes. Absolute Monarchy
Citizens who live in an autocracy have very few ________________. They do not get to choose their _________________. rights leader
In a dictatorship, one person controls the entire country. The dictator is usually supported by the _______________. military
In an _________________, the sovereign, such as a king or queen, has all the power absolute monarchy
The dictator or sovereign serves as _______________ of government, that is, the person in charge of the day-to-day business of running the country. Head of Government
In an _________________, a political party or other small group makes all the major decisions. The name means “rule by a few.” Oligarchy
The word democracy comes from the Greek words demos, which means _________________, and kratia, which means ________________. demos means people kratos means power or rule
In a democracy, the citizens have most of the _______________ because they have the ability to ________________ for the leaders who will make laws. power vote
In a democracy, the ________________ and _________________ branches are separate from each other and usually serve as checks (having the power to stop) the other branches’ powers. Executive and Legislative
Autocratic, democratic, and oligarchic are all words that describe what? Types of government
What type of government has the MOST citizen participation? democracy
What type of government has the LEAST amount of citizen participation? autocracy
Who governs in a dictatorship or autocracy? an autocrat
A dictatorship is an example of what type of government? autocratic governments
In this government, all citizens can elect representatives. What type of government is it? Democracy
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