World Governments

A government ruled by a king or queen who inherited power

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

A small ruling minority group that holds great power

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

A government in which people elect their leaders

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

A government in which a leader rules by force

• Dictatorship

• Communist State

• Republic

• Democracy

A government in which the leader claims to rule on behalf of a god (rule by religious law)

• Fascism

• Aristocracy

• Theocracy

• Authoritarianism

In which government do citizens elect individuals to make decisions on their behalf?

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

As part of early Greek culture and government, how would an oligarchy work?

• One single ruler gained power illegally and ruled through violence

• A small group of individuals ruled and made decisions

• One ruler make the laws

• A president created laws

based on religious law

• monarchy

• totalitarianism

• oligarchy

• theocracy

power is held by a group of people, usually wealthy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• theocracy

• democracy

power is obtained by heredity (birthright)

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship