Gov Unit 5 Key Terms

A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite group.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister and that official’s cabinet.

• Parliamentary government

• Confederate government

• Federal government

• Unitary government

A government that has all the powers held by a single, central authority.

• Federal government

• Confederate government

• Unitary government

• Parliamentary government

A form of government which is characterized by a leader who holds governmental powers with few to no limitations on them.

• Parliamentary Monarchy 

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

A form of government where a king or queen rules the country, and power is usually passed down a family line.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

A society without a government.

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people.

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

A government in which the powers of the government are divided between a central government and several local governments.

• Unitary government

• Federal government

• Parliamentary government

• Confederate government

A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy