AMGOV Unit 1: Types of Government

A government in which one person has all the power.

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A government in which a king or queen rules the country.

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives.

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A government where citizens hold the political power.

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A government where citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government.

• Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

A government where there are no representatives and citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country.

• Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

A government where a small group of people has all the power, "rule of a few."

• Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

When a small group of people - usually military officers - rule a country after taking it over by force.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Junta

A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Junta

A place where nobody is in control - or everyone is, depending on how you look at it; sometimes used to refer to an out-of-control mob.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Junta