Types of Government

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him. (Like in the book, "Refugee")

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

When the central government is run by a small group of people. 

• Autocracy 
• Democracy 
• Oligarchy 
• Parliamentary 

A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.

• Monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct democracy

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

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship
• Totalitarian
• Monarchy
• Liberty

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic

Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Anarchy

• A system of government that one person has absolute power.
• A single ruler (dictator, absolute monarchy)

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

A system of government in which political power resides with the people.

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy