iCivics Who Rules

One person is in charge.

• Autocracy
• Parliamentary 

Citizens have no rights

• Democracy
• Dictatorship

Can exist with other forms of government

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy

Led by a king or queen

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

Nobody is in charge

• Monarchy
• Anarchy

People do not answer to any leader or government

• Oligarchy
• Anarchy

King or queen often shares power with other parts of the government

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy

Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves

• Direct
• Representative

Citizens vote to elect their leaders

• Democracy
• Autocracy