Government Types: what is the role of the citizen in choosing the leaders

In each country, the people have ______________________rights to participate in the government. In some
countries, any ______________can run for office or vote in__________________. In other countries there are
_________________placed on who can run for office and who can __________. There are also countries
where _____ citizen can vote and there are no ______________________.
Autocracy (3 types) Democracy (2 types)
-_________________________ form of -puts _______________________with the
______________________________. __________________________________
- __________________ freedom is
- one of the ________________________ __________________________________
_______________________________. -free __________________________ held
-___________________________ rules
Types: 1. 1.

2.
2.
3.

Who Governs? -___________ ruler with

________________power through SEE PAGE 2
______________ or ruthless use of
military and police____________
What is the -____ ability to participate in the
level of citizen ______________of the See Page 2
participation? ______________or in the
_______________of _________.
Benefit: -___________________ for a country can
be made ______________.

Drawback: -__________of the _______________

may be ______________.

Picture:
 Democracy
Parliamentary
- Real _____________ power held in a
______________ composed of
members of the
____________________
- People in the cabinet are
____________________for the
legislature (Prime Minister may be
elected by the legislature-Parliament)
- Parliament may have a different name
(___________ of Israel)
Voters: Elect the legislative branch who then select
the executive branch
Picture:
Presidential
- _______________________is
______________________from
__________________________
- _________________ branch exists
_____________________ from the
_____________________________.
- Elect legislators and elect (indirectly) the
president

Dictatorship
-Ideas of a single
_____________ glorified.
-Leader has not been
______________ and uses
__________ to control social and
economic___________.
-Government is ______
responsible to the
__________________.
- People lack the
_____________ to limit their
__________
EX:
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-
Autocracy
Absolute Monarchy
-______________ has a king or a
queen, emperor, etc.
-power is usually____________ or
passed down from ____________
members.
-monarch has ______________
power. (dont have to consult
anyone)
- People lack the power to limit
their rulers
EX:
Constitutional Monarchy
-Kings, queens, emperors
____________ power with
_________________ legislatures.
- generally the Kings are nothing
more than __________________.
- the government is a
________________________ one
that limits the ________________
power.
EX: