Types of Government

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Government

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A system to provide leadership, offer services and protection, and create order.

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Autocracy

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Government where one person has all the power.

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Oligarchy

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Government where a small group of people have power.

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Democracy

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Government where the people hold the political power.

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Representative Democracy

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Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in the government.

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Monarchy

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Government where king or queen rules the power.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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The king or queen shares the power with other parts of government, which is spelled out in the country’s constitution.

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Dictatorship

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Government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.

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Junta

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Small group of people who use military to rule a country after taking it by force.

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Theocracy

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Government where God or divine being is the ultimate authority, and religious laws are used to govern.