Systems of Government

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Systems of Government

• Government is a system of rule.
• The exercise of authority over a state.
• Control
• Rule
• Management

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Absolute Monarchies

• Government with a hereditary ruler.
• Sole ruler is accountable ONLY to God.
• Absolutism
• Bossuet said God put Monarchs here,
  disobedience to a monarch is being disobedient to
  God.

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Examples of Absolute Monarchies

• Russia when they were led by a Czar (Nicholas).
• France by Louis the XIV

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Constitutional Monarchies

• System of government in which a monarch has
  agreed to share power with a constitutionally
  organized government.
• The monarch may retain head of state, or be
  purely a ceremonial head.

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Usually limits monarchs power.

• Monarch is usually a King or Queen.
• Constitution splits the governments power to the
  legislature and the judiciary.

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Examples

• England 1700s under the Stuarts ( James I,
  etc.)
• Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain
  and Thailand.

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Parliamentary Democracy

• Similar to our three branch system of government.
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Two party system used in England 1871-1921

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Roots are from British Parliament.

• Winston Churchill Government is a servant to
  the people and not its master.
• Parliament elects the Head of State.Three
  branches have the most power.

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Examples

• England
• Canada

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Presidential Democracy

• System of government in which supreme authority
  rests with the people.
• Usually have the three branches of government.
• Some call it a representative Democracy.

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Good example is U.S.

• Democracy defined
• Demos people
• Kratos Might
• The people can control elected officials and keep
  voting in the good ones and getting rid of the
  bad ones.

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Dictatorship

• Usually ruled by one, usually by strict force and
  fear.
• Those who rule cannot be held responsible to the
  will of the people.
• Not accountable for policies.

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Might be the oldest form of government.

• Most common form of government seen, especially
  when there is a military revolt.
• Dictators are authoritarian.
• Absolute and unchallengeable authority.

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Examples

• Russia Lenin and Stalin
• Germany Hitler
• Italy Mussolini
• Iraq Hussein

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Theocracies

• Government by those regarded as divinely guided.
• Governments leaders may be clergy, or the states
  may be based on religious law.
• Theocratic rule was a basis for early
  civilizations.

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• The Enlightenment marked the end for Theocracies
  in most western countries.

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Examples

• Saudi Arabia Iran (present)
• Afghanistan before War on Terror.
• Church of England Henry VIII