Who Rules? Types of Government

Led by a king or queen.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

A small group rules the country.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Citizens often have no rights.

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Nobody is in charge.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

In a _______________ system there are separate elections for the legislature and the executive.

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

“Centralized government”

All powers held by a central agency

Central government creates local units

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

  (aka: Confederation)

Can exist with other forms of government.

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

One person is in charge.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Government where the people have a voice in what happens.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government.

• Direct

• Representative