📋 Types of Government (Summary List)

1. Direct Democracy – Citizens vote directly on laws (Ancient Athens).

2. Representative Democracy – Citizens elect leaders to make decisions.

3. Constitutional Monarchy – A king or queen shares power with elected officials and must follow a constitution.

4. Dictatorship – One leader has absolute power, often gained by force.

5. Totalitarian Rule – The government controls all aspects of life (politics, economy, even personal freedoms).

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   Limited Governments: Leaders must follow laws.

   • Examples: Constitutional Monarchy, Representative Democracy

   Unlimited Governments: Leaders have total control and often abuse human rights.

   • Examples: Dictatorship, Totalitarian Rule

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Democracy in Athens (Ancient Greece): Citizens voted directly on laws (direct democracy). Women, enslaved people, and foreigners could not vote.

Representative Democracy (today): People elect leaders who make decisions for them. This works better for big countries.

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Similarities: In both systems, people are the source of power.