Unlimited Government
● Everyone, except ruler, must obey laws
● No limits are placed on the ruler's powers
● Citizens DO NOT have a say in what
happens in the government
● No personal freedoms or rights for the
citizens
Unlimited Government
● Absolute Monarchy
○ The King or queen governs with
complete power.
○ Kings and queens are born into ruling
families
■ Their power is inherited
Unlimited Government
● Dictatorship
○ Government under the control of one
all-powerful leader
○ EX:
■ Saddam Hussein
■ Adolf Hitler
■ Ivan the Terrible
■ Joseph Stalin
Directions for Folder Day 7 continued (2 mins)
1. Draw 3 pictures to describe Unlimited Government. You may work with your
table group to come up with pictures.
Limited Government
● Everyone (including the ruler) must obey the
laws
● Limits are placed on the ruler's powers so
they can not become too powerful
○ Constitution - statements of rights that protect the
people
● Rulers are elected by the people
● Citizens have a say in what happens in the
government
Limited Government
● Democracy
○ Citizens choose the nation’s leader by voting.
○ Representative Democracy- government
where the people are represented by elected
leaders. (Representatives)
○ Direct Democracy - people govern themselves
by voting individually on issues.
Limited Government
● Constitutional Monarchy
○ king or queen is the official head of state, but
elected officials run the government.
■ Parliament - supreme legislative body in
the United Kingdom and other countries.
■ EX:
● Great Britain
● Canada