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    This document provides a brief history of different forms of government throughout history. It discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of settled communities, including a reliable food supply and division of labor but also being tied to the land. It then describes Hammurabi's Code, one of the earliest sets of laws, and mentions other forms of government like monarchy, democracy, and republic. It provides some key details about early democracy in Athens and representative democracy. The document also summarizes different ideological forms of government like communism, dictatorship, fascism, and theocracy.

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    This document provides a brief history of different forms of government throughout history. It discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of settled communities, including a reliable food supply and division of labor but also being tied to the land. It then describes Hammurabi's Code, one of the earliest sets of laws, and mentions other forms of government like monarchy, democracy, and republic. It provides some key details about early democracy in Athens and representative democracy. The document also summarizes different ideological forms of government like communism, dictatorship, fascism, and theocracy.

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    History of Government

    Mr. McCaskill

    Settled Communities
    Advantages

    Disadvantages

    Reliable food supply


    Dont have to move
    all the time
    Division of Labor Specialization

    Tied to the land


    Problems caused by
    invaders, floods,
    and fires
    Disease

    Despite the
    disadvantages,
    man settles down
    in communities
    Strongest had
    been leading
    Sons inherit
    fathers place
    People trust those
    members from
    family or tribe

    Hammurabis Code
    First official set of laws was founded by
    king Hammurabi.
    People believed he was called on by god.
    Nearly 4,000 years old (3,786 to be exact)
    The Code consists of 282 laws, with
    scaled punishments, adjusting "an eye for
    an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

    Other kinds of Government


    Monarchy Rule
    by one
    Mostly
    Hereditary
    European
    Monarchies
    Evolution to
    Constitutional
    Monarchies

    Democracy
    Pericles
    founder of
    Democracy
    Demos =
    People
    True
    Democracy
    All citizens
    had a say

    Early Democracy
    Citizens were allowed to participate in
    government.
    However, to be a citizen you had to be:
    Male
    Landowner
    Native born
    Wealthy

    Women, slaves, and foreigners were


    excluded.

    Representative
    Democracy
    Studied older
    forms of
    government
    Electoral
    College

    "A democracy

    is nothing more than mob rule,


    where fifty-one percent of the people may take
    away the rights of the other forty-nine."
    Thomas Jefferson

    REPUBLIC

    Republic of
    Rome
    In a republic,
    senators make
    decisions

    Representative of
    the population
    Citizens
    represented

    Communism

    Theory first developed by Karl Marx late 19th Century


    A society in which all property is publicly owned and each
    person is paid according to their abilities and needs.
    Different ways of practice, Soviet, Chinese, Cuban,
    Vietnamese, etc.

    Dictatorship
    No real social theory
    Ruler maintains control whatever the
    cost
    Return to ancient times

    Fascism
    A government
    marked by authority
    under a dictator
    Reduces opposition
    through terror and
    censorship

    Religion is a key
    instrument in government
    Claim rule by God
    Use laws to enforce
    religion

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