CH. 2 Vocab- Types of Government

Government in which one person has all the power

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

Person who reigns over a kingdom or an empire

• Monarch

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

Person who rules with complete and absolute power

• Dictator

• Republic

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Government in which the people of a nation either rule directly or elect officials who act on their behalf

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

Government in which all voters meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

Government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

System of government in which people consent to be ruled by their elected leaders

• Republic

• Constitution

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Written plan of government

• Constitution

• Junta

• Monarch

• Tradition

Customary, Time-Honored

• Traditional

• Republic

• Democratic

• President

A king or queen rules the country

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy