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Types of Government

Anarchy:

No governing body, state of disorder
Do not believe in authority and coercive forms of government
No source of power
Absence of power at national level, at local level coercion is used to take power
Example: Craz in Washington

Aristocracy:

Ruled by the smaller privileged upper class
Passed through generations
Originated in Greece
Aristotle created it, tends to have honorary titles
Source of power is formal authority, power given because of position
Example: Britain’s royal family

Communism:

All property is publicly owned
Everyone works and is paid according to their needs and abilities
Heavy progressive income tax
Source of power is formal authority
Example: Cuba – Fidel Castro took over government in 1959, became totally communistic by 1961

Democracy/Republicanism:

Governed by the people (directly or through elected representatives)
Originated in Athens during 5^th century BC
Source of power is formal authority, persuasion used for elections
Example: The United States of America

Federalism:

Two levels of government control the same territory
One national and one state/area level
Both must be in agreement to make decisions
Source of power is formal authority through elected officials, persuasion is used for elections
Example: The United States of America

Feudalism:

System in Europe in which a lord owned all the land while other people (serfs) farmed the land
Source of power is rewards, land in exchange for labor
No upward mobility
Peasants must pay a tax/fee depending on their amount of labor
Example: 12^th century England

Kleptocracy:

Corrupt leaders take advantage of their power in order to embezzle their country’s funds
Gain money through a variety of methods (bribes, special favors, direct government funds to their personal bank accounts)
Source of power is coercion and rewards
Example: Former Indonesian President Suharto

Monarchy:

Absolute Monarchy
when the monarch holds unlimited power and is not limited by written laws
Often times passed down through hierarchy
Source of power is coercion, rewards, and formal authority
Symbolic Monarchy
No real power (no source)
Monarch has no real political power, acts as a symbol
Example: Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
Example: England’s monarchy

Oligarchy:

Small group of people hold complete power
Typically determined by wealth, but can be by other
Example: 19^th century England

Theocracy:

Government led by divine guidance or a group people who are divinely guided
Source of power is coercion
Example: Iran’s theocratic republic

Totalitarianism:

One party control without question, generally small group
Controls every part of citizens daily lives
Usually has secret police and concentration camps
Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and persuasion
Examples: Soviet Union, North Korea, Nazi Germany

Military Dictatorship:

Dictatorship in which those with military expertise have total political authority
Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and expertise
Example: Sudan

Tribal Sovereignty Vocab

Cede – to give up, usually power or territory.
Abrogate – to repeal or rescind, usually a law or agreement.
Negotiate – to work something out through discussion.
Aboriginal – inhabiting somewhere before the arrival of colonizers; native/indigenous.
Sovereign – to have the right to self-govern. When referring to a nation, to act independently.
Deplete – to use up resources of or to exhaust.
Scarcity – a limit of resources when there is a great need for it.
Fiduciary – involving trust, especially relating to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.
Trust (Land trust) – an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary).

Government and Tribal Sovereignty

Types of Government

Anarchy:

No governing body, state of disorder
Do not believe in authority and coercive forms of government
No source of power
Absence of power at national level, at local level coercion is used to take power
Example: Craz in Washington

Aristocracy:

Ruled by the smaller privileged upper class
Passed through generations
Originated in Greece
Aristotle created it, tends to have honorary titles
Source of power is formal authority, power given because of position
Example: Britain’s royal family

Communism:

All property is publicly owned
Everyone works and is paid according to their needs and abilities
Heavy progressive income tax
Source of power is formal authority
Example: Cuba – Fidel Castro took over government in 1959, became totally communistic by 1961

Democracy/Republicanism:

Governed by the people (directly or through elected representatives)
Originated in Athens during 5^th century BC
Source of power is formal authority, persuasion used for elections
Example: The United States of America

Federalism:

Two levels of government control the same territory
One national and one state/area level
Both must be in agreement to make decisions
Source of power is formal authority through elected officials, persuasion is used for elections
Example: The United States of America

Feudalism:

System in Europe in which a lord owned all the land while other people (serfs) farmed the land
Source of power is rewards, land in exchange for labor
No upward mobility
Peasants must pay a tax/fee depending on their amount of labor
Example: 12^th century England

Kleptocracy:

Corrupt leaders take advantage of their power in order to embezzle their country’s funds
Gain money through a variety of methods (bribes, special favors, direct government funds to their personal bank accounts)
Source of power is coercion and rewards
Example: Former Indonesian President Suharto

Monarchy:

Absolute Monarchy
when the monarch holds unlimited power and is not limited by written laws
Often times passed down through hierarchy
Source of power is coercion, rewards, and formal authority
Symbolic Monarchy
No real power (no source)
Monarch has no real political power, acts as a symbol
Example: Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
Example: England’s monarchy

Oligarchy:

Small group of people hold complete power
Typically determined by wealth, but can be by other
Example: 19^th century England

Theocracy:

Government led by divine guidance or a group people who are divinely guided
Source of power is coercion
Example: Iran’s theocratic republic

Totalitarianism:

One party control without question, generally small group
Controls every part of citizens daily lives
Usually has secret police and concentration camps
Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and persuasion
Examples: Soviet Union, North Korea, Nazi Germany

Military Dictatorship:

Dictatorship in which those with military expertise have total political authority
Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and expertise
Example: Sudan

Tribal Sovereignty Vocab

Cede – to give up, usually power or territory.
Abrogate – to repeal or rescind, usually a law or agreement.
Negotiate – to work something out through discussion.
Aboriginal – inhabiting somewhere before the arrival of colonizers; native/indigenous.
Sovereign – to have the right to self-govern. When referring to a nation, to act independently.
Deplete – to use up resources of or to exhaust.
Scarcity – a limit of resources when there is a great need for it.
Fiduciary – involving trust, especially relating to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.
Trust (Land trust) – an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary).