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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anarchy | total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder |
| Dictatorship | This consists of one person with absolute power, possibly seen as a deity. Usually rules with military or bureaucracy. Seen as more derisive than monarch, but same concept. |
| Oligarchy | a political system governed by a few people |
| Monarchy | state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen, hereditary rule |
| Absolute Monarchy | a system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. |
| Democracy | The people rule, and in an pure one everything takes a long time. |
| Indirect Democracy | Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. |
| Plutocracy | a political system governed by the wealthy people |
| Theocracy | a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided) |
| Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
| Totalitarianism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
| Communism | A totalitarianism government based on equal distribution of wealth. However, usually, rulers take what they want and distribute the rest. |
| Republic | Any democracy except for pure democracy is this kind of government. |
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