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TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
CARMALT - Forms of government
Definition of type of rule | Word |
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No organized rule, confusion | anarchy |
one person governs with unlimited power | autocracy |
one-party system, state controls economy | communism |
rule by the people, usually the majority | democracy |
type of democracy where all people make their own laws and vote on them | direct democracy |
type of democracy where people elect representatives to make laws | representative democracy |
rule by one person, often through military force | dictatorship |
rule by a female or group of females | matriarchy |
takeover and rule of government by military forces | military junta |
king or queen rule | monarchy |
type of monarchy where ruler has unlimited power | absolute monarchy |
type of monarchy where ruler's power is limited by a constitution | constitutional monarchy |
type of monarchy where ruler is usually a symbol and has little power | parliamentary monarchy |
government ruled by a few powerful people | oligarchy |
government ruled by wealthy people | plutocracy |
rule by a chief of state, citizens elect officials | republic |
rule by shared ownership of government and goods | socialism |
rule by organized religion or religious leaders | theocracy |
government exercises absolute control over all aspects of life, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed | totalitarianism |