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types of goverment
civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| direct democracy | there are no representatives |
| oligarchy | a small group of people has all the power. |
| democracy | citizens hold the political power |
| dictatorship | a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives. |
| monarchy | a king or queen rules the country |
| autocracy | is a government in which one person has all the power. |
| anarchy autocracy | nobody is in control—or everyone is, depending on how you look at it |
| theocracy | - is a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. |