B.C.
Mayan Aztec Emperors functioned both as the sole ruler of the empire and its military forces and as the religious figurehead
Autocracy
During the Russian Civil War, on the territory of today's Ukraine a new force emerged and organized the Free Territory, a society committed to resisting state authority
Anarchy
According to Italian leader Benito Mussolini, this system politicizes everything spiritual and human: "Everything within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state
Authoritarianism
On 18 June 2012, Salman bin Abdulaziz was appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia shortly after the death of his brother, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz....
Monarchy
In Athens, Pericles sought for the expansion and stabilization of all democratic institutions. He enacted legislation granting the lower classes access to the political system and the public offices, from which they had previously been barred.
Direct Democracy
In 1789, Revolutionary France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and, although short-lived, the National Convention was elected by all males in 1792
Representative Democracy
Within two months of being appointed chancellor, Hitler unraveled all constitutional limitations on his power. He achieved this through near-daily acts of chaos, destabilizing the state and providing ever stronger reasons to justify taking more power.
Demagoguery
North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy. It is the country with the highest number of military personnel, with a total of 9,495,000 personnel, or approximately 37% of its population
Dictatorship
Qin Shi Huang Di's title of emperor was originally applied to god-like beings who ordered the heavens and earth. Even after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, an emperor's words were considered sacred and his written proclamations "directives from above"
Theocracy
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had great power in Mexico during a turbulent 40-year career. His full title in this final period of power was "Hero of the nation, General of Division, Grand Master of the National and Distinguished Order of Guadalupe, Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III, and President of the Mexican Republic."
Dictatorship
Following the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia and the ensuing collapse of the central government, residents reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular, traditional or Islamic law
Anarchy
Political Scientists found that wealthy individuals & organizations representing business interests have substantial political influence in America, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little to none
Oligarchy