Government and Economic Systems

Citizens vote on and make laws directly

• Direct Democracy

• Autocracy

• Socialism

• Representative Democracy

Citizens elect representatives to make laws and decisions.

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Communism

Right to rule is passed through heredity; ruler is all-powerful

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

• Capitalism

Right to rule passed through heredity; power limited by Constitution and lawmakers

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Aristocracy

• Constitutional Republic

One strong leader, often military; people have no power; usually rises to power through force.

• Dictatorship

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Anarchy

Any form of government where all the power is with one individual; people have no power

• Autocracy

• Communism

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

A small (usually wealthy) group runs the country; people have no power

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Socialism

• Representative Democracy

Laws are based off religion; can be an autocracy or an oligarchy as well.

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Socialism

Government controls all resources; no private property; people work collectively

• Communism

• Representative Democracy

• Constitutional Republic

• Aristocracy

Government owns some utilities; people still own property; higher taxes for government programs

• Socialism

• Absolute Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship