1. Governments
Limited Govt. – The government’s power over citizens is limited
Unlimited Govt. – The government’s power over citizens is unlimited

2. Rule by One - Autocracy Traditional Monarchy Or Absolute Monarchy
Countries
Government
How it’s run
Traditional Monarchy Or
Absolute Monarchy
A single ruler controls govt. and claims responsibility due to God or birth right. People do not choose
Saudi Arabia
Vatican City
Swaziland
Dictatorship
A single ruler or small clique wields absolute power and are not restricted by a constitution or written law.
North Korea
Hitler’s Germany
Cuba
China

3. Rule by Few - Oligarchy Aristocracy
Government
How it’s run
Countries
Aristocracy
Ruled by an elite groups which rule in their own interest in order to accumulate or gain wealth and privilege. Only certain members of society have a voice.
The Tutsi tribe of Rwanda and Burundi
Theocracy
Rulers claim to be ruling on behalf of a set of religious ideas
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Vatican City
Junta Or
Coup
When a group overthrows the government and seizes power.
Guinea
Myanmar
Niger

4. Rule by Many - Democracy
Government
How it’s run
Countries
Direct or Pure Democracy
Citizens hold political power directly. Everyone votes all the time.
Does not exist
Republic
(Democratic Republic)
(Representative Democracy)
Citizens elect representatives to rule on their behalf.
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Constitutional Monarchy
Single inherited leader shares power with citizens who elect representatives.
United Kingdom
Morocco
United Arab Emirates