Types of Government

Rule by one Person

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Confederacy

One person has complete authority and power in a Government. They use force to keep their power of the people.

• Democrat

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Confederacy

Dictators rule their people through....

• free and fair elections

• Citizen involvement in decisions

• Military and Police force

• Reaching a consensus

Government is controlled by a few powerful people. (more than one)

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Confederacy

A government where citizens are involved in decision making and deciding who is in government.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Confederacy

a form of Democracy where every single decision is voted on by ALL the people

• Indirect Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Egalitarian Democracy

A system where public officials are elected to represent a group of people.

• Representative (indirect) Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

A government where Religion rules and the Religious leaders have power

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

a system of government where one central government has all the power.

• Confederate system

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Oligarchy system

A system of Government where power is shared equaly between the Central Government and the Local Governments

• Confederate system

• Federal System

• Unitary System

• Autocracy system