1. Types of Government Graphic Organizer:
Type of Gov’t
Rule or Power belongs to:
How are leaders selected?
Examples:
Is there consent of the governed?
Do they follow rule of law?
i.e. Constitution
Advantages
Disadvantages:
REPRESENTATIVE
Democracy
Direct
ABSOLUTE
Monarchy
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
Autocracy
Dictatorship
TOTALITARIAN
Fascism

2. Rule or Power belongs to: How are leaders selected? Examples:
Type of Gov’t
Rule or Power belongs to:
How are leaders selected?
Examples:
Is there consent of the governed?
Do they follow rule of law?
i.e. Constitution
Advantages
Disadvantages:
Theocracy
Communist
Government
Military
Junta
Despotism
Revolution
Transitional
Anarchy
System
Oligarchy

3. OLIGARCHY “Ruled by a few”
Name: ____________________ Date: ________________ Class period: ___________
Bubble Map: Fill in the five bubbles with five types of government systems that can be characterized as oligarchies.
Make sure to add a brief description why it would fall under this type of government.
OLIGARCHY
“Ruled by a few”

4. Autocracy “Controlled by One”
Name: ____________________ Date: ________________ Class period: ___________
Tree Map: Fill in the top three lines with government that can be categorized as an Autocracy.
Make sure to add a brief description why it would fall under this type of government.
Autocracy
“Controlled by One”

5. DIRECT DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY
Name: ____________________ Date: ________________ Class period: ___________
Double Bubble Map: Compare and Contrast the following types of governments: Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy. You must fill in all bubbles for a passing grade. Feel free to add bubbles.
DIRECT
DEMOCRACY
“Majority Rule”
Representative
DEMOCRACY
“Ruled by Law”

6. Representative Democracy Constitutional Monarchy
Date: ________________ Class period: ____
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy