World Governments

A system where society makes and enforces laws and provides services to maintain order in that society.

• Police

• Government

• Congress

• Presidents

A type of government that exercises total control over every aspect of its citizens' lives. There are no personal freedoms, and while leaders may be elected, they assume full control or power thereafter. These leaders use terror, violence, and imprisonment to maintain their power.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Totalitarian

A type of government is ruled by one person with complete authority. The leader comes to power through the use of force and uses force to stay in power. Often, citizens have their freedoms removed.

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

A government in which the country's people elect leaders and the rule is by majority vote is called a democracy. This term means "rule by the people". Citizens have a say in political decisions that affect their lives through voting.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Communism

A type of democracy where every decision is made by majority vote. People directly vote for leaders, laws, and taxes.

• Communist Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Government Democracy

What type of democracy allows people to vote for representatives who then vote on their behalf in a congress or parliament?

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• American Democracy

This type of government controls or owns the economy by managing almost all means of production of goods and services. It also controls all prices and may hold elections for new leaders.

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Communism

A type of government where a small group of people rule with selfish or corrupt purposes. The small group can vote for leaders, but the citizens have no say in elections or laws passed.

• Communism

• Totalitarianism

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

A type of government is ruled by one leader. The leader's power is passed down or inherited to a king or queen. Citizens have no say in laws, but not all leaders have evil or corrupt intentions.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

A government in which the power ultimately rests with the people who vote. Citizens elect representatives to make political decisions and exercise the government's power.

• Republic

• Theocracy

• Totalitarianism

• Monarchy