Types of World Governments

Power is held by a family and the king/queen has the power to make all decisions

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Ceremonial Monarchy

• Democracy

The government is ruled by the people, where citizens vote directly for the president. Congress and other government positions are elected by the power or chosen by those that were elected by the people.

• Representative Democarcy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

One person has unlimited power and controls all parts of the government by force or fear.

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

Everyone has to obey religious laws. Religious laws are the laws of the country. Religious leaders are usually in charge of all governmental functions

• Absolute Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

A belief that government is corrupt and unnecassary. Or, war and or/other disasters have caused the government to fail and citizens are on their own regarding protections and services.

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

• Communism

A belief that all property is publicly owned and each person shares their property and payment for work is shared equally.

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

• Communism

Ruled by a small group of people.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democratic

A single ruler with unlimited power.

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• democratic

Ruled by the citizens through voting.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democratic

The agency through which a person or groups of people exercise authority or power in a country.

• Country

• Government

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy