Who Rules? Types of Government

What does a government NOT do?

• Teaches religion

• Protects the community

• Makes laws

• Keeps order

One person is in charge

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Citizens often have no rights

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Can exist with other forms of government

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

Led by a King or Queen

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Nobody is in charge

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Those in charge are military members who took over by force

• Junta

• Democracy

Leader often shares power with other parts of government.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

• Direct

• Representative

Citizens vote to elect their leaders.

• Democracy

• Autocracy