Independent government ruled by representatives selected by the citizens of a nation

• Citizen

• Representative Democracy/Republic

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

All citizens are directly involved in the decisions of the government

• Representative democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Direct democracy

A lack of government and law; confusion

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Monarchy where the king or queen has limited power due to a written constitution

• Constitutional Monarchy (Democracy)

• Absolute Monarchy (Autocracy)

• Dictatorship (Autocracy)

• Oligarchy

One person is in charge of the government and has all the power

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Republic

Type of autocracy when one person has all the power; gains position through election, revolution, rebellion

• Dictatorship (Autocracy)

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

A type of autocracy that has kings or queens in the position of ultimate power

• Absolute Monarchy (Autocracy)

• Dictatorship (Autocracy)

• Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy (Democracy)

A small group of people have all of the power of the government

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

A government controlled by religious leaders

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Autocracy