Name: __________53________ Date: _______________ Limited Government Power is limited.

Name: __________53________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Type of government where, through laws,

some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Type of government where, through laws,

some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.

Characteristics

All people obey the laws.

Have documents that state laws and limitations.

Government officials CANNOT take advantage of the citizens.

NO corruption!!!

Usually includes a system of checks and balances.

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Type of government where, through laws,

some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.

Characteristics

ALL people obey the

laws

Have documents that state laws & limitations

Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens

Usually includes a system of checks

& balances

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Type of government where, through laws,

some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.

Characteristics

ALL people obey the

laws

Have documents that state laws & limitations

Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens

Usually includes a system of checks

& balances

Examples

RepresentativeDemocracy

Constitutional Monarchy

Direct Democracy

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

LimitedGovernment

Power is limited

Type of government where, through laws,

some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.

Characteristics

ALL people obey the

laws

Have documents that state laws & limitations

Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens

Usually includes a system of checks

& balances

Examples

Representative Democracy

Example: U.S.A.

Constitutional MonarchyExample:

Great Britain

Direct DemocracyExample:

Ancient Greece

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Those who make the laws are NOT required

to obey them.

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Those who make the laws are NOT required

to obey them.

Characteristics

Rule by one or few

Little or NO personal freedoms or rights!

Jury

NO trial by jury

CommandEconomy

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Those who make the laws are NOT required

to obey them.

Characteristics

Rule by one or few

Little or NOpersonal

freedoms or rights

NO trial by jury

Commandeconomy

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Those who make the laws are NOT required

to obey them.

Characteristics

Rule by one or few

Little or NOpersonal

freedoms or rights

NO trial by jury

Commandeconomy

Examples

AbsoluteMonarchy

Fasc

ism

Communism

Name: _____________________ Date: _______________

UnlimitedGovernment

Power is unlimited

Those who make the laws are NOT required

to obey them.

Characteristics

Rule by one or few

Little or NOpersonal

freedoms or rights

NO trial by jury

Commandeconomy

Examples

Rule by ONE Rule by ONE Rule by FEWAbsolute Monarchy

Example: Saudi Arabia

FascismExample: Nazi Germany

CommunismExamples: Cuba & North Korea