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1 Name Date MOD Government Section 1:2 [Slide 2] Guiding Question: What are some forms of government in the world today? [Slide 3] Objectives: Classify governments according to 3 sets of characteristics. Define systems of government based on who can participate. Identify different ways that power can be distributed, geographically, within a state. Describe a government by how power is distributed between the executive branchy and the legislative branch. [Slide 4] In Brief: Each government is unique, but into categories according to. governments of the, while in the. The determines whether a government is unitary, federal, or confederate. divide power among of government, while governments focus power in. Government 1:2-1

2 [Slide 5] Facts: Political scientists classify governments based on (# of people participating in the governmental process),, and the. In a democracy, rests with the. In representative democracies, citizens choose representatives who act on their behalf. In, rulers are to the people. [Slide 6] Enduring Understandings: The of power determines whether a government. In government, the & share power. In government, the branch. [Slide 7] Terms to Know: Autocracy - A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited power. Oligarchy - A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. Unitary Government - A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency. Federal Government - A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments. [Slide 8] Terms to Know: Division of Powers - Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States) Confederation - A joining of several groups for a common purpose. Presidential Government - A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal. Parliamentary Government - A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official s cabinet. Government 1:2-2

3 [Slide 9] You can group most of the world s governments into categories by asking 3 specific questions about each government. For example: The U.S. is a with a and system of government. [Slide 10] 3 Questions to Classify Governments: in the governing process? the government s within the state? (lawmaking) and (lawexecuting) branches of government? [Slide 11] Continuing with the U.S. Example: The US is a (republic) Voters elect representatives to act on their behalf in government. The government acts on behalf of the people and gets its power from them. The US has a government among the (federal) government and (local) governments. ( ) The US national government The executive and legislative branches are separate, independent, and coequal. Government 1:2-3

4 [Slide 12] In a democracy the (the people it governs). [Slide 13] In a dictatorship the. *The person(s) in power has (have) the final authority. [Slide 14] What s the difference between an autocracy & an oligarchy? In an autocracy a holds the power -. In an oligarchy a (usually self-appointed elite). [Slide 15] GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF POWER Type of Government UNITARY Explanation/Description of Power The central government create local units of government for its own convenience. Those local governments have only those powers that the central government chooses to give them. Example Great Britain FEDERAL An authority superior to BOTH the central and local government (Constitution) makes this division of powers on a geographic basis and that division cannot be changed by either the local or national level acting alone. Both levels act directly on the people through their own set of laws, officials, and agencies. United States CONFEDERATE An alliance of independent states; A central organization has the power to handle only those matters that the member states have assigned to it; Typically have had limited powers and only in such fields as defense & foreign affairs; Typically do not have power to make laws that apply directly to individuals (at least not without further action by member states). Rare today. European Union Government 1:2-4

5 [Slide 16] Government may take a presidential or parliamentary form. Each branch is independent and coequal. The executive consists of members of the legislative branch. [Slide 17] Government can also be classified by WHO can participate. NOT accountable to the people People hold political authority directly or through representatives. Government 1:2-5