Geography Classifications of Governments

Government power is shared between a central government and states.

• federation

• confederation

• unitary government

• Presidential government

One central government controls weaker states.

• federation

• confederation

• unitary government

• Parlimentary government

A loose organization of states that agree to follow a weak central government.

• federation

• confederation

• unitary government

• Parlimentary government

Anarchy is the ____________ of government.

• epitome

• antithesis

• absence

• restraint

A government ruled by religious leaders.

• monarchy

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

A government ruled by the people.

• monarchy

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

A government ruled by a king or queen.

• monarchy

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

The absolute power is centered in the hands of one person or a small group of people.

• autocracy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

The absolute power is centered in the hands of one person.

• autocracy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

The absolute power is centered in the hands of a group of people, usually the very wealthy.

• Presidential government

• totalitarianism

• dictatorship

• oligarchy