Forms and Systems of government

type of government where one person is in charge. An example would be a dictator or king.

people choose other people to make laws that the voters would agree with.

people vote for all the laws themselves.

all the laws are made from a religious book.

when one person is in charge. This is usually done by force.

a royal family is in charge of the country.

people in charge of the government by voting

a type of economy where people have a lot of freedom and little help from the government. Taxes are also low.

a type of economy where the government has a lot of the control and provides people with many services. The government charges a lot of taxes for this.

a type of economy where the government has all the control of the economy. The government owns everything.

a system of government where power lies with the legislative body and the leader of the country is part of the legislature

a system of government where the leader of the country is directly chosen by the voters.

another way of saying representative democracy

a form of government where a group is in charge

a form of government where the king has to share his power.

a form of government where the king has all the power

a system of government where all or most of the power is in the central government.

a system of government where power is shared between the central government and the regional government (states)

a system of government where the central government has little control and the power rest in each independent state.

a government that controls most aspects of people's lives