Types of Government

This government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country.

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic

• Democracy

A government ruled by by a king, queen, emperor or empress.

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

A country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch who has absoulte control.

• Absolutism

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

The government owns property such as businesses and farms and provides its people with healthcare, education and welfare.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Communism

• Totalitarianism

A situation where there is no government.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Trilogy

In this government, lords are given land by the King for loyalty. The lords promise to protect the people living on the land (serfs) in return for labor.

• Divine right

• Oligarchy

• Fuedalism

• Renaissance Fair

The belief that a monarch has God's permission to rule. This is what gives the monarch his or her absolute power.

• Monarchy

• Divine Right

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

A system that believes that the state is SUPREME and comes before any citizens' needs. Citizens should sacrifice for the state.

• Fascism

• Monarchy

• Divine Right

• Feudalism

Democracy where citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them.

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

• Republic

• Open democracy