Types of Government

one person rules the country

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

• theocracy

a king or queen with total control

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• any kind of monarchy

a king or queen with powers limited by a constitution

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• all kinds of monarchies

a small group of people, often determined by social class

• autocracy

• democracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

one person who has total, unchecked control

• oligarchy

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• constitutional monarchy

the people rule

• autocracy

• democracy

the people directly vote on all issues

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• autocracy

• theocracy

the people elect representatives that vote for them

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

the country is governed by a religious doctrine

• anarchy

• theocracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT

• autocracy

• dictatorship

• absolute monarchy

• anarchy