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Governmental
Systems:Enlightenment and Revolution
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●Good Morning!
●The last two days we have focused on
economic systems, but today we will
examine government systems.
●What is the difference between the
economy and the government?
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Absolute Monarchy●Monarch is King/Queen, Tsar, Emperor, Shah, etc.
●Monarch has absolute, or total, control over
subjects
●Monarch’s power comes from divine right, or
through the will of God
●Royal bloodline of high importance
●Citizens have no role in choosing their leader
●Generally, the Monarch has a group of advisors to
help make decisions
●Citizens may face punishment if they express
criticism
●Modern Day Example: Saudi Arabia
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Constitutional Monarchy
●King/Queen’s power’s are limited; “limited
monarchy”
●Citizens and Parliament, or the law-
making branch of government, have rights
guaranteed under a Constitution
●Monarch and Parliament share power
●Modern-Day Example: Great Britain
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Presidential Democracy
●Voters elect Executive (President) and
Legislative Branch (Parliament or
Congress) separately
●There is a separation of powers and
checks and balances, so that no single
branch becomes too powerful
●Modern Day Example: U.S.A.
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Democracy
Presidential
●Voters ElectoExecutive & Legislative
Parliamentary
●Voters ElectoLegislative Branch
(Parliament)
●Parliament selects ohead of Executive
Branch (Prime Minister)
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Parliamentary
Democracy●Voters elect Legislature, or Parliament
●Parliament selects the chief Executive, or Prime Minister
●Prime Minister leads Parliament and carries out its laws
●Parliament may remove Prime Minister and/or cabinet (P.M.’s advisors) from office
●Most popular system of government
●Modern Day Example: Canada
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Dictatorship
●Single ruler, or Dictator, has absolute
power
●A dictatorship will begin when a person
either
oSeizes control by force (coup d'état or
military revolution)
oTakes additional power after being
elected
oCitizens generally have very few rights
oDissent is generally not tolerated b/c of
fear of severe punishment
oModern Day Example: North Korea
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Theocracy
●Religious leaders rule a nation and impose
religious law
●No tolerance for other forms of religion,
traditions, and customs
●Modern day example: Iran
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●Where have you head the word the
“totalitarian” before? What do you think it
means?
●Does it have anything to do with dissent?
●If so, what is the difference between
totalitarianism and absolutism?
●Which of these systems tolerate dissent
and which do not?
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●Tolerate DissentoConstitutional
Monarchy
oPresidential
Democracy
oParliamentary
Democracy
●Do NOT tolerate
dissentoAbsolute Monarchy
oDictatorship
oTheocracy
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Totalitarianism vs. DemocracyTotalitarian ●AdvantagesoQuick, efficient decision-
makingoStability, order, security
●DisadvantagesoMust sacrifice natural
rights and civil libertiesoCannot select leaderoNo minority rightsoNo access to unbiased
news/information—everything is state-run
Democracy ●Advantages
o“General Will” of the majority
oCitizens select leader
oCitizens have natural rights
oCitizens can voice political
dissent
●Disadvantages
oIs majority always correct?
oSLOW decision-making (can
this be good as well?)
o“Tyranny of the majority”? Are minority rights
protected?