Types of Government

A government in which one person has all the power

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Anarchy

A king or queen rules the country

• Monarchy
• Theocracy
• Dictatorship

A form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives 

• Dictatorship
• Oligarchy
• Democracy

Citizens hold the political power

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Dictatorship

A small group of people has all the power

• Oligarchy
• Dictatorship
• Anarchy

A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority 

• Theocracy
• Oligarchy 
• Anarchy 

Nobody is in control, or everyone is 

• Anarchy
• Dictatorship
• Democracy