Types of Governments

1. Autocracy ( Me, Myself and I)

1. Autocracy

An autocracy is a government in which one

person has all the power.
1. Autocracy

 There are two main types of autocracy:

1. A monarchy

2. A dictatorship
a. Monarchy

In a monarchy, the king or

queen rules the country.
b. Dictatorship

a dictatorship is a form of government in

which one person has the absolute power
over citizens.
2. Democracy (the power to the people)
Democracy

 In a democracy , citizens hold the political power.

 There are two main types of dempcracies:

1. Representtive democracy
2. Direct democracy
 1. in a Representative democracy, citizens elect

leaders to represent their rights and intersts in

government.
 2. In direct democracy, there are no representative.

Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day

work of governing the country.

3. Oligarchy( we, ourselves and us)
3. Oligarchy

In an oligarchy, a small group of people has

all the power. For example: people belonging
to a specific political party, social class or
race.
4. Theocracy (religious rule)
Theocracy
 Theocracy is a government that recognises God or a divine being as
the ultilmate authority.

 In a Theocracy, religious law is used to settle disputes and rule the

people.

 A theocracy can also be a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy.

Anarchy ( rule by none)
 In an anarchy, nobody is in control or everyone is.

 Anarchy describes the human state of existence before any

governments. It would be similar to the way animals live in the wild.

 Whole rules?

none one few all

anarchy monarchy oligarchy democracy

representative
dictatorship

direct

theocracy