Unit 3~Gvt' and Economic Systems

Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

A government ruled by a king or queen

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Anarchy

A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

A government ruled by a few powerful people

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Anarchy

A government controlled by religious leaders

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy
• Theocracy
• Autocracy

A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies

• Direct Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy

A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

• Revolution
• Election
• Referendum
• Negotiation

government by the people

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Autocracy