Types of Government

A society that has no government is called...

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

When a government is run by a small group of powerful/wealthy people.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• North Korea

• Canada

A government based on the a religion and run by a religious leader.

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Theocracy

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them.

• Anarchy

• Republic

• Dictator

• Monarchy

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life, people have few rights, and spies and secret police are used to keep control.

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Theocracy

• Democracy

A type of government started in ancient Greece where every single person is allowed to vote on laws and decisions.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Democracy

Type of government that has a wealthy class with titles like lord, earl, duke, baroness, etc. who run things.

• communism

• socialism

• aristocracy

• democracy

When a country has many levels of government including national, state, and local.

• federalism

• totalitarianism

• theocracy

• oligarchy