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Government and Tribal Sovereignty
Government and Tribal Sovereignty
Types of Government
Anarchy:
- No governing body, state of disorder
- Do not believe in authority and coercive forms of government
- No source of power
- Absence of power at national level, at local level coercion is used to take power
- Example: Craz in Washington
Aristocracy:
- Ruled by the smaller privileged upper class
- Passed through generations
- Originated in Greece
- Aristotle created it, tends to have honorary titles
- Source of power is formal authority, power given because of position
- Example: Britain’s royal family
Communism:
- All property is publicly owned
- Everyone works and is paid according to their needs and abilities
- Heavy progressive income tax
- Source of power is formal authority
- Example: Cuba – Fidel Castro took over government in 1959, became totally communistic by 1961
Democracy/Republicanism:
- Governed by the people (directly or through elected representatives)
- Originated in Athens during 5th century BC
- Source of power is formal authority, persuasion used for elections
- Example: The United States of America
Federalism:
- Two levels of government control the same territory
- One national and one state/area level
- Both must be in agreement to make decisions
- Source of power is formal authority through elected officials, persuasion is used for elections
- Example: The United States of America
Feudalism:
- System in Europe in which a lord owned all the land while other people (serfs) farmed the land
- Source of power is rewards, land in exchange for labor
- No upward mobility
- Peasants must pay a tax/fee depending on their amount of labor
- Example: 12th century England
Kleptocracy:
- Corrupt leaders take advantage of their power in order to embezzle their country’s funds
- Gain money through a variety of methods (bribes, special favors, direct government funds to their personal bank accounts)
- Source of power is coercion and rewards
- Example: Former Indonesian President Suharto
Monarchy:
- Absolute Monarchy
- when the monarch holds unlimited power and is not limited by written laws
- Often times passed down through hierarchy
- Source of power is coercion, rewards, and formal authority
- Symbolic Monarchy
- No real power (no source)
- Monarch has no real political power, acts as a symbol
- Example: Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
- Example: England’s monarchy
Oligarchy:
- Small group of people hold complete power
- Typically determined by wealth, but can be by other
- Example: 19th century England
Theocracy:
- Government led by divine guidance or a group people who are divinely guided
- Source of power is coercion
- Example: Iran’s theocratic republic
Totalitarianism:
- One party control without question, generally small group
- Controls every part of citizens daily lives
- Usually has secret police and concentration camps
- Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and persuasion
- Examples: Soviet Union, North Korea, Nazi Germany
Military Dictatorship:
- Dictatorship in which those with military expertise have total political authority
- Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and expertise
- Example: Sudan
Tribal Sovereignty Vocab
- Cede – to give up, usually power or territory.
- Abrogate – to repeal or rescind, usually a law or agreement.
- Negotiate – to work something out through discussion.
- Aboriginal – inhabiting somewhere before the arrival of colonizers; native/indigenous.
- Sovereign – to have the right to self-govern. When referring to a nation, to act independently.
- Deplete – to use up resources of or to exhaust.
- Scarcity – a limit of resources when there is a great need for it.
- Fiduciary – involving trust, especially relating to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.
- Trust (Land trust) – an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary).
Government and Tribal Sovereignty
Government and Tribal Sovereignty
Types of Government
Anarchy:
- No governing body, state of disorder
- Do not believe in authority and coercive forms of government
- No source of power
- Absence of power at national level, at local level coercion is used to take power
- Example: Craz in Washington
Aristocracy:
- Ruled by the smaller privileged upper class
- Passed through generations
- Originated in Greece
- Aristotle created it, tends to have honorary titles
- Source of power is formal authority, power given because of position
- Example: Britain’s royal family
Communism:
- All property is publicly owned
- Everyone works and is paid according to their needs and abilities
- Heavy progressive income tax
- Source of power is formal authority
- Example: Cuba – Fidel Castro took over government in 1959, became totally communistic by 1961
Democracy/Republicanism:
- Governed by the people (directly or through elected representatives)
- Originated in Athens during 5th century BC
- Source of power is formal authority, persuasion used for elections
- Example: The United States of America
Federalism:
- Two levels of government control the same territory
- One national and one state/area level
- Both must be in agreement to make decisions
- Source of power is formal authority through elected officials, persuasion is used for elections
- Example: The United States of America
Feudalism:
- System in Europe in which a lord owned all the land while other people (serfs) farmed the land
- Source of power is rewards, land in exchange for labor
- No upward mobility
- Peasants must pay a tax/fee depending on their amount of labor
- Example: 12th century England
Kleptocracy:
- Corrupt leaders take advantage of their power in order to embezzle their country’s funds
- Gain money through a variety of methods (bribes, special favors, direct government funds to their personal bank accounts)
- Source of power is coercion and rewards
- Example: Former Indonesian President Suharto
Monarchy:
- Absolute Monarchy
- when the monarch holds unlimited power and is not limited by written laws
- Often times passed down through hierarchy
- Source of power is coercion, rewards, and formal authority
- Symbolic Monarchy
- No real power (no source)
- Monarch has no real political power, acts as a symbol
- Example: Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
- Example: England’s monarchy
Oligarchy:
- Small group of people hold complete power
- Typically determined by wealth, but can be by other
- Example: 19th century England
Theocracy:
- Government led by divine guidance or a group people who are divinely guided
- Source of power is coercion
- Example: Iran’s theocratic republic
Totalitarianism:
- One party control without question, generally small group
- Controls every part of citizens daily lives
- Usually has secret police and concentration camps
- Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and persuasion
- Examples: Soviet Union, North Korea, Nazi Germany
Military Dictatorship:
- Dictatorship in which those with military expertise have total political authority
- Source of power is formal authority, coercion, and expertise
- Example: Sudan
Tribal Sovereignty Vocab
- Cede – to give up, usually power or territory.
- Abrogate – to repeal or rescind, usually a law or agreement.
- Negotiate – to work something out through discussion.
- Aboriginal – inhabiting somewhere before the arrival of colonizers; native/indigenous.
- Sovereign – to have the right to self-govern. When referring to a nation, to act independently.
- Deplete – to use up resources of or to exhaust.
- Scarcity – a limit of resources when there is a great need for it.
- Fiduciary – involving trust, especially relating to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.
- Trust (Land trust) – an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary).