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Constitutional Democracy
the people get to decide who their leaders are, but of the individual are guaranteed and protected by a constitution.
Absolute monarchy
A form of government in which a single person usually a king or queen holds absolute autocratic power.
Democracy
Government by the people.
Communism
A totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.
Monarchy
A form of government with a monarch (king, queen, or emperor) at the head.
Direct Democracy
A form of democracy in which all laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people themselves rather than by representatives who are elected by the people.
Representative Democracy
A form of government in which the people elect officials to create laws on their behalf.
Anarchy
Absence of government
Oligarchy
A government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.
Fascism
A political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation and forcible suppression of opposition.
Plutocracy
Government by the wealthy.
Socialism
A system of society or group living in which there is no private property and means of production are owned by the state.
Autocracy
Government in which one person possesses unlimited power.
Theocracy
Government of a state my immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.
Dictatorship
A form of government in which absolute power is concentration in a dictator or a small clique.
Totalitarianism
The political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state of autonomy.
Aristocracy
Government by nobility.
Federal Republic
A federation of states with a republican form of government.
Federation
A union of a number of self-governing states or regions, which are joined under a central government.
Constitutional Republic
One in which rather than directly indirectly governing, the people select some of their members to temporarily serve in political office.
Constitutional Monarchy
A system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
Technocracy
Management of society by technical experts.
Authoritarianism
A concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people.
Junta
A group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seize of power.
Republic
A government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to laws.