types of government. division of power: unitary power is held by central authority examples:…
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Types of Government
Division of Power:
UnitaryPower is held by central authorityExamples:
CubaEcuadorChinaNetherlandsSaudi Arabia
Division of Power
ConfederationOnly delegate a few powers to central gov’tSecure some common purposeAgree to certain limitationsStates retain considerable independenceExamples:
Iroquois ConfederationEuropean Union
Division of Power
Federal SystemPower is divided between one central and several
regional authoritiesExamples:
United StatesCanadaBrazilAustraliaMexicoGermany
Citizen Participation
AutocraticOne person has unlimited powerCitizens have very limited role in gov’tOldest, most common formMaintain power by inheritance or military powerForms:
Absolute or Totalitarian DictatorshipAbsolute Monarchy
Examples:Hitler, Stalin, King of Saudi Arabia
Citizen Participation
OligarchicGov’t by the fewSmall groups exercise controlCitizen has very limited roleGroup gets its power from the military, wealth, social
power, or religionPolitical opposition is usually suppressed sometimes
violentlyExamples:
Communist countries such as China
Citizen Participation
DemocracyCitizens share the power & civic responsibility
on how they are governed (voting, etc)Majority rules but not to exclude minority rightsUpholds basic human rightsSystem of checks and balances to ensure the
central power doesn’t have too much powerExamples:
United States
Two Forms of Democracies
Parliamentary PresidentialReal executive power vested in a Cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually & collectively responsible to the legislature
A system of gov’t in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature
Leader is PRIME MINISTER elected by the legislature
Leader is the PRESIDENT
Examples: Canada Examples: United States