Types of Government

Form of government where a king or queen rules. They inherited their power from a relative. They have the final say in their government.

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarch

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

Form of government where a king or queen, serves a symbolic role or is granted limited power

through a country’s constitution.

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

In this form of government, a single leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

In this form of government, citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government.

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

In this form of government, citizens participate directly in government according to the laws.

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

In this form of government, God or a divine being is the ultimate authority.

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Theocracy

In this form of government, a small group has power.

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

In this form of government no one is recognized as the authority.

Essentially there is no government.

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

A form of government where the political authority resides in at least one institution whose members are chosen by the people for the purpose of representation.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy