2. Types of Governments Grade 6 Social Studies Online Presentation

3. Democracy In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. A democracy is determined either directly or indirectly through elected representatives.

4. Autocracy Government by a single person having unlimited power; threat of punishment.

5. Oligarchy A government by the few: sometimes small and selfish groups exercise control for corrupt purposes. The citizen has limited role.

6. Monarchy A MONARCHY has a king, queen, emperor or empress. The ruling position can be passed on TO THE RULER’S HEIRS. In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has ABSOLUTE POWER. But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also has a DEMOCRATIC government that LIMITS the monarch's control.

7. Dictatorship A country ruled by A SINGLE LEADER. The leader has not been elected and may USE FORCE to keep control. In a military dictatorship, the ARMY is in CONTROL.

8. Communist In a communist country, the government OWNS ALL PROPERTY such as businesses and farms. It PROVIDES its people's healthcare, education, and welfare. Based on the teachings of KARL MARX.

9. Republic A republic is a country that has NO MONARCH. The head of the country is usually an ELECTED PRESIDENT. SUPREME POWER lies in the CITIZENS who vote for representatives.

10. Coup – (revolution) If a government is OVERTHROWN BY FORCE, the new ruling group is sometimes called a revolutionary government.

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15. 1 This form of government is elected by the people and everyone is eligible to vote. Home

16. 1 Democracy

17. 2 A government ruled by a king, queen, emperor or empress.

18. 2 Monarchy

19. 3 A country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

20. 3 Dictatorship

21. 4 Government by a single person having unlimited power; citizens have little if any role in the government.

22. 4 Autocracy

23. 5 The government owns property such as businesses and farms and provides its people's healthcare, education and welfare.

24. 5 Communism

25. 6 Government where power is distributed evenly between a central authority and regional authorities

26. 6 Federal/Federation

27. 7 Sudden overthrow of government usually by a small group of people previously who were in authority.

28. 7 Coup

29. 8 A government by the few: sometimes small groups exercise control for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has limited role.

30. 8 Oligarchy

31. 9 A country that has no monarch, but is headed by an elected president. Citizens are entitled to vote for representatives responsible to them.

32. 9 Republic

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36. Resources The Democracy Project BBC Types of Government World Population Under Various Governments Dictator for A Day Types of Governments