Types of Government

Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves

• representative

• direct

One person is in charge

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

citizens have no rights

• democracy

• dictatorship

• constitutional monarchy

can exist with other forms of government

• theocracy

• dictatorship

those in charge are military members who took over by force

• monarchy

• junta

leader often shares power with other parts of government

• monarchy

• dictatorship

democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

• direct

• representative

A small group rules the country

• oligarchy

• democracy

God and religious law are the government's authority

• theocracy

• anarchy

the group with power can be based on race or social class

• monarchy

• oligarchy