Types of Government

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What is an autocracy?

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A system of government in which one person has all the power. (supreme ruler/ makes the law without the people's opinion)

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What is an absolute monarchy?

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A form of government where a monarch has absolute power among his or her people.

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What is a dictatorship?

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A form of government in which a single person rules. This person usually rules by military force.

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What is democracy?

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A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives or direct democracy.

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What is direct democracy?

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A form of democracy in which people chose what will become law by voting.

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What is representative democracy?

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A type of democracy founded which the people choose whose going to rule them by voting for them.

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What is an oligarchy?

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A form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.

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What is an aristocracy?

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A form of government in which power is held by the few; like the rich, large business owners, or the nobility (servants of the king/queen).

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What is a theocracy?

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A system of government in which priests/religious leaders rule in the name of God or gods. (The Pope's rule over the Vatican City, Iran's Shia Law, and Afghanistan's strict Islamic Law)