U.S Gov

Promote the general welfare

Have good living conditions

Parlimentary Democracy

The nation's parliament (its legislature) selects the prime minister.

Wollstonecraft

women's rights

Beccaria

Abolishment of torture

Form a more perfect union

Create a nation in which states work together

Establish Justice

Helps us provide laws and have them in our world.

Secure the blessings of liberty

freedom

Provide for the common defense

protect the country from enemies

Montesquieu

separation of powers

Democracy

A democracy is a form of government in which the power is in the hands of the people. Citizens participate in the government by voting on issues or by picking officials to represent them.

Autocracy

A form of government in which one person has total control over a nation. Dictatorship, Communism, Fascism.

Oligarchy

A government which is controlled by a select, small group of people. Often called the "aristocracy," this group is usually from an upper class of otherwise privileged background. They tend to exercise almost absolute power over the entire government, even though they are normally only representative of a small portion of the population. An example of oligarchy in modern times was South Africa during apartheid, in which English-speaking white people formed the ruling class.

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which one person has the hereditary right to rule as head of state during his or her lifetime. This means that the nation's leader is born into this position. The queen of England is an example of a monarch.

Theocracy

A type of government ruled either by religious leaders of by leaders who are considered gods themselves. In practice, theocratic governments are usually administered by whichever religious leaders are considered most in communion with the deity, such as bishops or mullahs.

Presidential Democracy

Citizens vote for the president.

Communism

Communist governments are typically dictatorships that reject democracy and instead adopt a policy known as socialism. Under a socialist system, the central government controls the planning and producing of all goods in order to achieve an equitable distribution of wealth and property among its citizens.

Fascism

Government power was placed in hands of one erson, and individual freedoms were denied. The rise of fascism can be attributed to economic and emotional burdens following WW1 as well as fear of the spread of communism. People believed a strong government was the answer to their fears, and ultra right-wing regimes like the Nazi Party seemed like better alternatives to communism.

Direct Democracy

In a direct democracy, decisions are made directly by the citizens who choose to participate. Direct democracies work better with smaller populations. They may still have political leaders who play minor roles in decision-making.

Representative Democracy

In a representative democracy, decisions are made by elected representatives. Political leaders play a central role in representing the views of larger populations. A representative democracy is generally considered to be the same as a republic.

insure domestic tranquility

Keep peace within the country

Dictatorship

The leader has obtained absolute control of a country, usually through force. Often dictatorships become viewed as totalitarian because the governments have absolute power. Under these systems, social, political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual activities are subordinated to the purposes of the ruler of a state.

Absolute Monarchy

The monarch has unlimited power due to his or her position. At times, monarchs have been thought to rule by the grade of God, believing that God granted them the power to rule. This idea is known as ruling by divine right.

Constitutional Monarchy

The monarch shares power with other branches of government. In a constitutional monarchy, for example, the monarch is only the head of state rather than the head of government. In this instance, the monarch shares power with the Parliament. A constitutional monarchy is usually also a parliamentary democracy. The United Kingdom is an example of a constitutional monarchy.

Voltaire

freedom of thought and expression, religious freedom

Locke

natural rights