TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS

Capitalism

• An economic system based on private ownership of capital

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Socialism

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• An economic system based on private ownership of capital

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Communism

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

  
  

• An economic system based on private ownership of capital

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Feudalism

• A system of government based on landowners and tenants

• A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

• A government controlled by religious leaders

• A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.

Dictatorship

• A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

• A government controlled by religious leaders

• A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.

  
  

• A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

Theocracy

• A government controlled by religious leaders

• A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.

• A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

Constitutional Monarchy

• A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.

• A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• government by the people

Republic

• A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• government by the people

• A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Oligarchy

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• government by the people

• A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

• A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.

Democracy

• A government by the people

• A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

• An economic system based on private ownership of capital

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry