GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS

WHO RULES?HOW DO THEY RULE?

*DEMOCRACYSUPREME POWER BELONGS TO THE

PEOPLE; POWER USUALLY EXERTED THROUGH VOTING

*REPUBLICPEOPLE VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES

IN GOVERNMENT

*TOTALITARIANONE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, OR

POLITICAL PARTY HAS TOTAL CONTROL (USUALLY THROUGH FEAR)

*DICTATORSHIP

ONE PERSON HAS ABSOLUTE POWER

*PUPPET GOVERNMENT

THE REAL POWER AND CONTROL BELONG TO A PERSON/GROUP BEHIND THE SCENES

*MILITARY JUNTA

GROUP OF MILITARY PEOPLE FUNCTIONS AS A DICTATOR

*COMMUNISM

SYSTEM IN WHICH ALL ECONOMIC, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS CONTROLLED BY A TOTALITARIAN,

SELF-PERPETUATING POLITICAL PARTY

*ABSOLUTE MONARCHYHEREDITARY LEADER (KING OR QUEEN) HAS ALL THE POWER

*CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHYHEREDITARY LEADER (KING OR QUEEN) IS A FIGUREHEAD; PEOPLE HAVE

ALL THE POWER, USUALLY THROUGH ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

*THEOCRACY

BASED ON RELIGION; INVOLVES DIVINE GUIDANCE

SHARIA LAW

SHARIA LAW

SHARIA LAW

SHARIA LAW

*HIERARCHYCLASSIFICATION OF PEOPLE ACCORDING TO LEVELS

OF INCOME, SOCIAL STANDING, OR JOB TYPE

*DOMESTICHAVING TO DO WITH

ONE’S OWN HOMELAND/COUNTRY

*INTERNATIONALINVOLVING OTHER

COUNTRIES

*PUBLIC POLICYSYSTEM OF LAWS/REGULATIONS DEVELOPED AND ENFORCED BY

GOVERNMENT (USUALLY TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC ISSUE)

*CITIZENSMEMBERS OF A COUNTRY

*STATECOUNTRY WITH BORDERS AND AN ORGANIZED

GOVERNMENT THAT FREELY EXERCISES AUTHORITY WITHIN THOSE BORDERS

SELF-GOVERNING POLITICAL ENTITY

*NATIONGROUP

OF PEOPLE

SHARING A

COMMON CULTURE

*PATRIOTISM

LOVE OR DEVOTION TO ONE’S COUNTRY