Types of Government

One person is in charge.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Citizens have no rights.

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

Can exist with other forms of government.

• Theocracy.

• Dictatorship.

Led by a king or queen.

• Oligarchy.

• Monarchy.

Nobody is in charge.

• Anarchy.

• Monarchy.

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in the government.

• Representative.

• Direct.

Citizens vote to elect their leaders.

• Autocracy.

• Democracy.

A small group rules the country.

• Oligarchy.

• Democracy.

People do not answer to any government or leader.

• Anarchy.

• Oligarchy.

The group with power may be based on race or social class.

• Oligarchy.

• Monarchy.