Forms of Government

One person is in charge.

• Autocracy
• Democracy

Citizens often have no rights.

• Democracy
• Dictatorship

Led by a king or queen.

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

Nobody is in charge.

• Monarchy
• Anarchy

Those in charge are members who took over by force.

• dictatorship
• monarchy

Leader often shares power with other parts of government.

• constitutional monarchy
• absolute monarchy

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government.

• Representative
• Direct

Citizens vote to elect their leaders.

• Autocracy
• Democracy

A small group rules the country.

• Oligarchy
• Democracy

God and religious law are the government authority.

• Theocracy
• Anarchy