1. Types of Government
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2. Types of Government Dictatorship- government controlled by one person.
Oligarchy- government where a few people are in control.
Monarchy- government headed by a king or queen.

3. Theocracy- government where religion plays a dominant role.
Types of Government
Constitutional Monarchy- King’s or Queen’s power is limited by a legislature.
Totalitarian – the government controls almost every aspect of citizens lives.
Theocracy- government where religion plays a dominant role.

4. Direct Democracy- people make all of the decisions
Types of Government
Direct Democracy- people make all of the decisions
Representative Democracy- citizens choose a smaller group of people to govern them.

5. Types of Government
Parliamentary system – a system of government in which the legislature and executive share power through an elected assembly. This is most common form of democratic rule in the world. The Prime Minister acts as the executive and the Parliament acts as the legislature