Types of Government

Types of Types of GovernmeGovernme

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Distribution of Power Distribution of Power and Authorityand Authority

Power by AuthorityPower by Authority Governments differ based on Governments differ based on

AuthorityAuthorityHow much power/control does How much power/control does the government have?the government have?

How does the government How does the government gain powergain power

Power SpectrumPower SpectrumAnarchyAnarchyTotalitarianTotalitarian

TotalitarianismTotalitarianism Government and the state manages nearly Government and the state manages nearly

all aspects of public and private lifeall aspects of public and private life People do not have personal freedomsPeople do not have personal freedoms No privacyNo privacy People have no say in government People have no say in government

decisionsdecisions Almost all choices in your life are made by Almost all choices in your life are made by

the governmentthe government JobsJobs SchoolsSchools Where you liveWhere you live

Problems w/ Problems w/ TotalitarianismTotalitarianismNo civil liberties (personal No civil liberties (personal

rights)rights)Government makes decisions Government makes decisions that are in that are in their their best interestbest interest

The people don’t have a say The people don’t have a say in decisions that can impact in decisions that can impact their livestheir lives

AnarchyAnarchy No government body = no No government body = no

powerspowers Individuals make decisions Individuals make decisions

concerning all aspects of lifeconcerning all aspects of life Problems with AnarchyProblems with Anarchy

Dealing with major issuesDealing with major issuesForeign ThreatsForeign ThreatsInternational TradeInternational TradeDomestic Issues (health, poverty)Domestic Issues (health, poverty)

Governments - Power Governments - Power by Levelby Level

Some types use different Some types use different levels of government to levels of government to divide powers (divide powers (notnot branches)branches)

UnitaryUnitaryConfederateConfederateFederalFederal

Unitary GovernmentsUnitary Governments All power belongs to one All power belongs to one

single agencysingle agency If that agency wants to give If that agency wants to give

away some powersaway some powers Power is usually given to other Power is usually given to other

smaller local governments just smaller local governments just to make it easier on the to make it easier on the central agencycentral agency

Example of Unitary Example of Unitary GovernmentGovernment

Great BritainGreat BritainParliament makes up the whole Parliament makes up the whole governmentgovernment

There are some local There are some local governments, but they were just governments, but they were just created to make it easier on created to make it easier on ParliamentParliament

Parliament could eliminate these Parliament could eliminate these governments at any timegovernments at any time

Federal GovernmentsFederal Governments Also known as FederalismAlso known as Federalism Power is divided into levels - one Power is divided into levels - one

central government and several local central government and several local governmentsgovernments

No one level can gain more power No one level can gain more power without the consent of the other levelwithout the consent of the other level

Each level has their own powers, and Each level has their own powers, and these cannot be changed without the these cannot be changed without the consent of the peopleconsent of the people

Some powers are sharedSome powers are shared

Example of Federal Example of Federal GovernmentsGovernments

United StatesUnited StatesOne central government One central government (National)(National)

Several local government Several local government (States)(States)

Constitution divided powers Constitution divided powers between these two levels and between these two levels and this cannot change unless the this cannot change unless the citizens want it tocitizens want it to

Confederate GovernmentConfederate Government Alliance of several independent statesAlliance of several independent states There is a Confederate Government There is a Confederate Government

that only gets powers that all states that only gets powers that all states agree uponagree upon

Usually deals with international trade/ Usually deals with international trade/ national defensenational defense

States are allowed to maintain their States are allowed to maintain their identities, but they also have the identities, but they also have the benefit of working with other states benefit of working with other states on common issueson common issues

Has one common constitutionHas one common constitution

Example of a Example of a Confederate StateConfederate State Confederate States of America

Separated from the United States during the Civil War

11 States wanted to be independent of the U.S. Government and have total control over their state.

Created 1 constitution for all of the states They did this because they didn’t like the

fact that the federal government had some powers over them