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Different Types of Government
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11th Grade
09/13/2012

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Anarchy
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There is no set government. The state is in political disorder and the people have complete freedom. Lawlessness
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Aristocracy
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The power of the state is held by a person in the society, whom who is rich or superior to the others.
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Authoritarian
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There is individual freedom. The power can be held by one single person or a group of people. Social organization
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Communism
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A single ruler who controls the economy of the state. Making a high social order hoping to have shared goods with common ownership.
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Confederacy
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A central government with limited control. The states make up the goverment. The socity has supreme authority except ones that are given to the central government.
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Constitutional Republic
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The government is centered around the constituiton. The state is ruled by a elected representive voted on by the people. The rep. has limited power over the citizens and has to fallow the constition.
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Democracy
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Power is separated by a series of branches. The citizens can vote if they are eligeble, but they vote through representitives.
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Dictatorship
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There is one ruler, a dictator. They run the state like totalitarionism, control over everything. Control over private and public behavoir of the citizens.
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Direct Democracy
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The government is ran by the citizens. They directly effect it. No represenitives the citizens are the represenitives.
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Fascism
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The state is ran by a dictator. The dictator takes no critism and has complete power. Citizens are brought together by nationalism, they become one.
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Federal
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The government is divided in levels. There is a central government who divides the power amoung the levels. Although the state is self governing.
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Indirect Democracy
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The people control the government through represenitives in which they vote on. Also known as a republic.
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Military Junta
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A group of military leaders who take over a state. And become military dictators.
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Monarchy
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Power is held by one person. Absolute-Power is held by the rich Constitutional- power is inherited Elective- Power through some form of voting
Limited- power limited by laws and constitutions
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Oligarcy
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The leadership of the state is passed down through generations. Or chosen by wealth, royalty, education, military,ect. The only people that have a say in the ruling of the state is the few that lead. The people have no say.
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Parliament
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The government is set up as a legislature, a body of cabinets chosen by the legislature. The legislature people act as helpers of the leader. Executive power
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Presidency
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The government is controlled by the president, who also has control of the state. The government is broke down by the legislature
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Socialism
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A government combinding communism and Marxism. The people supply the common welfare of the state. Social organization difining the control of small businesses, capital, land ownership and the economy. The goods (exports and imports) are collected by the government
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Theocratic
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The state has a certain religion and the state is ruled by the religious leader(person, dude). The people also share common wealth.
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Totalitarian
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One ruler who controls everything. The citizens are basically just there. The rulers goal is to control the population and have a perfect society.
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Unitary
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The state is governed as one. The central government is the main ruler then there is a sub national who only gets power from the central government.
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Autocracy
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Power is held by one person who has all control. Organized socially by authority.
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