Political Systems

One person is in charge 

• Autocracy 

• Democracy 

• Anarchy 

• Oligarchy

Citizens often have no rights 

• Democracy 

• Theocracy 

• Dictatorship 

• Anarchy

Can exist with other forms of government 

• Dictatorship 

• Anarchy 

• Theocracy 

• No government can exist with other forms of government

Led by a King or Queen 

• Monarchy 

• Oligarchy 

• Representative Democracy 

• Dictatorship

Nobody is in charge 

• Monarchy 

• Direct Democracy 

• Anarchy 

• Theocracy

Those in charge are military members who took over by force 

• Junta 

• Democracy 

• Anarchy

• Representative Democracy

Leaders often share power with other parts of government 

• Monarchy 

• Dictatorship 

• Anarchy 

• Direct democracy

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government 

• Direct 

• Representative 

• Theocracy 

• Anarchy

Citizens vote to elect their leaders 

• Democracy 

• Autocracy 

• Monarchy 

• Oligarchy

A small group rules the country 

• Oligarchy 

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy 

• Theocracy