Forms of Government - Old

Citizens often have no rights

• Democracy
• Dictatorship

Can exist with other forms of government

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

Led by a king or queen based on heredity

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

Nobody is in charge

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

Those in charge are military members who took over by force

• Junta
• Democracy

Leader may be limited by sharing some powers with other parts of government

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

• Direct
• Representative

Many citizens vote to elect their leaders

• Democracy

• Autocracy

A small group rules the country

• Oligarchy
• Democracy

People do not answer to any leader or government

• Oligarchy
• Anarchy