Monarchy and others By Ozoda Abdullaeva

MONARCHY and others

By Ozoda Abdullaeva

The word monarchy means “rule by one”

• The word monarchy means “rule by one”
• In this system a monarch (king or queen) makes the decisions for all of the people
• The position of monarch is usually inherited, which means passed down within one family

Monarchy – is a governing system in which one person rules, usually a king or queen

• In 1215, the King of England, King John, signed the Magna Carta
• The Magna Carta listed the rights of England’s Upper Class and limited the power of the monarchy
• Today England still has a monarchy but the monarch’s authority is limited
• England also has a democracy with elected leaders called Parliament
• England’s government is called a constitutional monarchy

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members.

Dictatorship – a governing system in which one person seizes complete control
by force

• The difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship is that dictators do not inherit their authority, they claim it by force, usually by violent means
• Dictators usually rule until they die or are overthrown

The people in power share the same ideas and beliefs about government and work together to spread their ideas

• The people in power share the same ideas and beliefs about government and work together to spread their ideas
• In the ancient city of Sparta the rulers were a group of landowners
• Today, China has an oligarchy

where the members are part of the

Chinese Communist Party

Oligarchy – a governing system where a group of people who are
not elected by citizens control the country
Theocracy – a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

• A theocracy is a form of government in which the deity is considered immediate authority
• The government is run by a holy person or priest that uses the religious book of their religion to make decisions for the people

Ayatollah

Countries and their governments:

• Countries and their governments:

democracy	monarchy	dictatorship	oligarchy	theocracy
USA Canada England Italy Australia Mexico South Africa France Germany	England Japan Norway Canada Denmark Belize Jamaica Spain Sweden	Belarus Cuba North Korea Syria Rwanda Sudan Myanmar	China Russia Saudi Arabia Iran Turkey	Vatican City Iran Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan

• What are the five main governing systems in the world?

Remember

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Dictatorship
• Theocracy