Foundations of Government

A form of government where nobody is in control- or everyone is (out of control mob)

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

• Junta

A government in which one person has all the power. Types include monarch and dictator.

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

Type of Autocracy where a king or queen rule the country.

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

Type of Autocracy where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives.

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. Can be another form of government at the same time (democracy, dictatorship, monarchy etc.)

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

In this form of government, a small group of people has all the power.

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A small group of people, usually military, who rule a country after taking it over by force. This is a type of Oligarchy.

• Oligarchy

• Junta

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A type of government where citizens hold political party.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

A type of democracy where citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

A type of democracy where there are no representatives. Citizens are directly involved in the lawmaking process.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy