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4. Oman
2. Vatican City
2. Constitutional Monarchies
• A constitutional monarchy is a political
system in which the head of state is a
king or queen ruling to the extent
allowed by a constitution.
• In order of importance:
1. The constitution
2. King or Queen
3. People
The biggest is…
• United Kingdom with
the commonwealth
nations of
• New Zealand
• Canada
• Jamaica
• Queen Elizabeth II is
the monarch
Other constitutional monarchies
3. Parliamentary democracy
• This political system is based on
the idea that Parliament is
supreme.
• The people choose
representatives at regular
elections
Who has this?
• Australia
• The people elect the
parliament. Then
Parliament makes the
laws and decisions for
the country.
• Then Parliament
elects a president.
4. Presidential democracy
• The U.S.A.
• The people elect the
president to a 4 year
term.
• Congress is elected
separately.
• All branches of
government work
together within a
system of checks and
balances.
Is this good?
• It is effective, everyone can be heard.
Every voice counts.
• It is ineffective, it takes time to hear
all points of views, discuss and vote.
5. Theocracy
• A government by a god or priests.
Who has it?
• In the contemporary world, Iran and
Afghanistan are considered theocracies
because ultimate political authority in each
is in the hands of religious leaders and a
fundamentalist regime whose purpose is
to organize society under religious law.
6. Dictatorship
• A form of government in which
absolute power is concentrated in a
dictator.
• What is a dictator - a ruler who is
unconstrained by law and usually rules
with terror.
• A dictator can do what he wants, when he
wants to whomever he wants. If you
question a dictator’s rule you can be killed.
The World's Worst Current Day Dictators