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Types of Governments
Limited and Unlimited Governments
Term | Definition |
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Democracy | government ruled by the people |
Monarchy | government ruled by a king or queen |
Anarchy | lack of a central government |
Fascism | government in which the country is ruled by a totalitarian leader |
Oligarchy | government ruled by a small group of (elite) people |
Theocracy | government in which a god or deity is the supreme ruler |
Communism | the government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people's healthcare, education and welfare |
Constitutional Monarchy | government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law |
tyranny | a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way, using force to control them |
Direct Democracy | government in which the people participates directly in government |
Representative Democracy | government in which the people selects a group of people to represent them in government |