Rep. Democracy
Description of a representative democracy
People elect leaders to represent them
description of direct democracy
People vote directly for laws and who they want to be leader
Description of communism
Government owns everything; Everything is equal
Description of anarchy
No government
Description of theocracy
Religion and Government fused together
Example of Rep democracy
USA, UK, Japan, etc.
Example of direct democracy
Greece, Ancient Israel
Example of communism
USSR, China, North Korea
Example of anarchy
Somalia in the 1990's
Example of Theocracy
Saudi Arabia
pros of rep democracy
Respect for human rights
pros of direct democracy
People have a big say in decision making
pros of communism
equal possesions
Pros of anarchy
You can do whatever you want
pros of theocracy
People can become more religious
cons of rep democracy
slower than autocratic governments
cons of direct democracy
Takes a long time; frequent votes have to happen
cons of communism
People cannot run it correctly
Cons of Anarchy
you can do whatever you want, can be described by chaos
People can be easily manipulated by false gods
Who created communism
Karl Marx