Types of Government and Principles

Select the Authoritarian Governments

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

A type of government in which a monarch (usually a king or queen) rules and has total power, with little or no restrictions.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

A type of government in which a monarch (usually a king or queen) rules, but has limitations on their power.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A type of government in which the people directly vote on all law and issues. Everyone votes on everything.

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

A type of government in which a single leader has unlimited power. The leader gains and keeps power through the threat or use of force.

• Oligarchy

• Representative Demcracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

A type of government in which a small group of people holds power and makes all the decisions.

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

Which Principle: Each branch of government exercises some control over the others to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

Which Principle: System of government in which the power is divided between national and state governments.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

Which Principle: The power of the Supreme Court to review laws and actions of the government and declare them unconstitutional (illegal).

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

Which Principle: Government cannot do certain things. There are limits to its power.

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers