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    Absolute Monarchy

    Authoritarian Regime
    Totalitarian Dictatorship
    Oligarchy
    Aristocracy
    Plutocracy
    Constitutional Monarchy
    Theocracy
    Republic
    Democracy
    Anarchy
    Political or Government System
    Definition: a systematized distribution of power
    Heavy Governmental/State Authority
    Absolute Monarchy ruled by king/queen with centralized power
    who seeks to control all aspects of society
    (Divine Right royal blood)



    Early-modern governments had to rely mainly on
    persuasion rather than coercion. In the face of
    widespread opposition to government policy,
    regimes could do little.

    Execution by burning, by decapitation, or by
    hanging, drawing and quartering were used to
    provide a public spectacle of the consequences of
    disobedience.

    The main way of instilling obedience, however, was
    propaganda. Through teaching, preaching and
    writing, the message was sent that sedition was
    morally wrong, un-Christian, and would result in
    divine retribution. Even those who escaped
    punishment in this life would burn in hell fire.
    Absolute Monarchs
    Not technically an absolute monarch
    Authoritarian Regime
    Authoritarian Regime a government that expects the obedience of
    its citizens
    Heavy Governmental Control (cont.)
    Totalitarian Dictatorship Modern government (20
    th
    C on) that
    strives to control every aspect of public and private life
    Requires the active participation of citizens
    Often aligned with ideology
    Totalitarian Dictatorships

    Other Types of Government Systems:
    Theocracy
    Theocracy Government tied to religion or religious law
    Theocracies
    Other Types of Government Systems
    Constitutional Monarchy the power of the monarch is limited by a
    constitution which also may grant certain rights to the people.

    Oligarchy government where power is in the hands of a few individuals
    (party, select families, etc.)

    Aristocracy government where power is in the hands of hereditary,
    land-owning ruling class or nobles
    Other Government Systems
    Plutocracy rule by the rich
    (Ex: Those who exercise the authority of
    public office are wealthy; their wealth explains why
    they hold that office; they exercise that authority
    in the interests of the rich; the rich have the
    primary influence over who holds those offices and
    the actions they take.)
    Greater Individual Political Voice:
    Republic power in the hands of representatives elected by the
    people
    The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct
    permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be
    supposed steadily to pursue the public good?
    **************
    The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and
    believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.
    - Alexander Hamilton

    Greater Individual Political Voice:
    Democracy government directly controlled by its citizens

    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe
    depositories.
    - Thomas Jefferson

    Republic/Democracy
    Absolute Individualism
    (No Governmental Control)
    Anarchy absence of government
    (an historical late 19
    th
    C./early 20
    th
    C. populist movement)

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