Political systems

Government in which the citizens run the country and have an equal say.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

Government in which the people vote to elect the leaders who listen to the people's concerns and make laws to help.

• anarchy

• communism

• dictatorship

• republic

A single party runs a government where individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create.

• theocracy

• monarchy

• communism

• democracy

A government where the institutions and people that govern the state are very close to the leaders of the main religion.

• socialism

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

A type of government in which a few people have power. Typically, the rulers come from a small privileged group and use their power to seek personal gain or benefits for their group.

• oligarchy

• anarchy

• tyrrany

• democracy

A government in which absolute power is held by a single person or small group of people. The person or people in power are not held to account by any form of constitution or other constraints on what they can and can't do.

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• communism

• socialism

A form of government that has a single person known as a king, queen, emperor, or empress. They were once common throughout the world, but now they are rare. Rulers generally reign for life and is generally passed down through the family.

• communism

• tyranny

• monarchy

• theocracy

Which country is a theocracy?

• United Kingdom

• Iran

• China

• Brazil

Which country is a dictatorship?

• France

• Mexico

• Turkey

• North Korea

Which country has communism as its government?

• Poland

• China

• Canada

• Costa Rica