Forms of Government

1. One person is in charge.

2. Citizens often have no rights

3. Can exist with other forms of government

4. Led by a king or queen

5. Nobody is in charge

6. Leader often shares power with other parts of government

7. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

8. Citizens vote to elect their leaders.

9. A small group rules the country

10. People do not answer to any leader or government

11. God and religious law are the government’s authority

12. The group with power can be based on race or social class

13. Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves