Types of Government Objective 1 08 Anarchy A

Types of Government Objective 1. 08

Anarchy • A state of society without government or law • Political and social disorder due to the absence of government

Theocracy • Form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil rule • The God or deity’s laws are interpreted by religious authorities

Aristocracy • Class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the inherited nobility • Government led by the elite, or privileged upper class

Oligarchy • Form of government in which all power is vested in few persons or in a dominant class or clique

Limited Monarchy • Monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution • Great Britain today

Absolute Monarchy/Autocracy • All-powerful ruler • Great Britain before the Magna Carta in 1215

Dictatorship • A country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator • Fidel Castro-Cuba

Totalitarianism • Absolute control by the state or a governing branch of highly centralized institution • Today: China, Cuba, and North Korea • Past: Germany-Hitler, Soviet Union-Stalin, Italy-Mussolini

Democracy • Form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system • U. S. and Canada

Republic • No leaders inherit office • Voters hold power • The people elect representatives and give them responsibilities and power to conduct government • Established in ancient Rome 509 B. C.