Forms of government- notes anarchy democracy representative democracy government direct democracy government The political structure of communities, societies, states or countries anarchy absence of any form of government democracy a form of government in which political power resides with the people (2 types) direct democracy power lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives representative democracy a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws, also known as a republic (example is U.S.)

Forms of government- notes monarchy autocracy absolute monarchy dictatorship autocracy a form of government where one person has unlimited power absolute monarchy an autocracy where a person becomes the sole leader of a country by being born into a family of rulers dictatorship an autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means monarchy headed by a king or queen- inherits the position, rules for life, -can range from limited (constitutional monarchy- parliament) to absolute

Forms of government- notes communism oligarchy socialism oligarchy a small group has total control and power communism a single ruling party owns and controls all production, no private ownership is allowed socialism the government owns the primary means of production