Types of Government

Grade 6
The different types of governments
i.e., Democracy, Monarchy, and Dictatorship
 Democracy
In a democracy, the government is
elected by the people. Everyone who is
eligible to vote has a chance to have
their say over who runs the country.
A democracy is determined either
directly or through elected
representatives.
 Democracy
1 Norway

2 Iceland

3 Denmark

4 Sweden

5 New Zealand

6 Australia

7 Switzerland
8 Canada

9 Finland
10 Netherlands
 FINLAND
The Constitution of Finland defines the
political system. Finland is a parliamentary
democracy, and the prime minister is
country's most powerful politician. The
constitution in its current form came into
force on 1 March 2000, and was amended
on 1 March 2012. Citizens can run and
vote in parliamentary, municipal, and
presidential elections, and in European
Union elections.
 FINLAND

MAIN BUILDING OF PARLIAMENT

 SWITZERLAND
Swiss citizens are subject to three legal jurisdictions: the commune,
canton and federal levels. The 1848 federal constitution defines a
system of direct democracy (sometimes calledhalf-direct or
representative direct democracy since it is aided by the more
commonplace institutions of a parliamentary democracy). The
instruments of Swiss direct democracy at the federal level, known as
civic rights, include the right to submit a constitutional initiative and
a referendum, both of which may overturn parliamentary decisions.
By calling a federal referendum a group of citizens may challenge a
law that has been passed by Parliament, if they can gather 50,000
signatures against the law within 100 days. If so, a national vote is
scheduled where voters decide by a simple majority whether to
accept or reject the law. Eight cantons together can also call a
referendum on a federal law.
 SWITZERLAND

The Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Berne

 Monarchy

A monarchy has a king, queen, emperor or

empress.
The ruling position can be passed on to the
ruler’s heirs.
In some traditional monarchies, the monarch
has absolute power.
But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK,
also has a democratic government that limits
the monarch's control.
 Monarchy

Kingdom of Thailand (1932–present)

Japan (1889–present)
Jamaica (1962–present)
Samoa (1962–2007)
Barbados (1966–present)
Kingdom of Lesotho (1966–present)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–present)
The Bahamas (1973–present)
Kingdom of Bahrain (1971–1975; constitution abrogated; 2002–
present)
Grenada (1974–present)
 JAPAN
Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the
power of the Emperor is very limited. As a
ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by
the constitution as "the symbol of the state
and of the unity of the people". Power is held
chiefly by the Prime Minister of Japan and
other elected members of the Diet, while
sovereignty is vested in the Japanese
people.[51] Akihito is the current Emperor of
Japan; Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan,
stands as next in line to the throne.
 JAPAN

Emperor Akihito
 BAHRAIN
Bahrain is a Constitutional monarchy headed by the
King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; the head of
government is the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalīfa bin
Salman al Khalifa, who is the uncle of the current
king. Bahrain has a bicameral National Assembly (al-
Jamiyh al-Watani) consisting of the Shura Council
(Majlis Al-Shura) with 40 seats and the Council of
Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwab) with 40 seats. The
40 members of the Shura are appointed by the king.
In the Council of Representatives, 40 members are
elected by absolute majority vote in single-member
constituencies to serve 4-year terms
 BAHRAIN

His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

 Dictatorship
A country ruled by a
single leader. The leader
has not been elected
and may use force to
keep control.
In a military dictatorship,
the army is in control.
 Dictatorship
North Korea
Libya
Cuba
Belarus
Venezuela
Burma
Myanmar
 North Korea
North Korea is a self-described Juche (self-
reliant) state,[57] described by some
observers as a de facto absolute
monarchy[58][59][60] or "hereditary
dictatorship"[61] with a pronounced cult of
personalityorganized around Kim Il-sung (the
founder of North Korea and the country's
only president) and his late son, Kim Jong-il.
 North Korea

Kim Jong-Il, Chairman of the National Defence

Commission of North Korea.