1. Forms of Government

2. Anarchy
No Government

3. Autocracy
Form of Government where a single person holds unlimited power

4. Theocracy
Form of government in which the society is ruled by religious leaders

5. Oligarchy
Small group controls all decisions

6. Monarchy
A government lead by a hereditary ruler
Absolute
Limited

7. Totalitarianism
A political system in which the government suppresses all opposition and controls most aspects of people’s lives

8. Dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority, usually taken by force

9. Aristocracy
Ruling group of elite

10. Democracy
A form of government in which the supreme authority rest with the people
Direct
Indirect

11. Republic
A form of government in which the people elect representatives to run the government

12. Communism
An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of all productive properties

13. The United States is a Democratic Republic or a Representative Democracy