Types of Government

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A government in which one person has all the power; there are two types

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Autocracy

Front

A government where a king or a queen rules a country with either complete control or shared responsibilities

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Monarchy

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A government in which citizens hold all the power; there are two types

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Democracy

Front

A government where one person holds all power and all parts of government must do what the person in charge wants

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Dictatorship

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A government in which a small group of people hold all of the power

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Oligarchy

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A country where the government controls every aspect of citizen’s lives

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Totalitarianism

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A government in which God is seen as the ultimate authority and religious law is used

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Theocracy

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A government where citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests

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Representative Democracy

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A system in which there is no government in charge and people live free of laws; no country in the world has this form of government

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Anarchy

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A type of government where citizens are involved in the day to day operations of government

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Direct Democracy