| A | B |
| democracy | The type of government that the United States has. |
| The government is elected by the people. | democracy |
| autocracy | Government by a single person having unlimited power. |
| oligarchy | Government in which a few people have power. |
| monarchy | queen, king, emperor, or empress, Ruling position is passed on to the ruler's heirs. |
| dictatorship | Rule by a single leader, may use force to keep control |
| anarchy | no government |
| capitalist | People own their own businesses and property. |
| communist | The government owns the property such as businesses and farms. |
| republic | The country has an elected president and not a monarch. |
| revolutionary | The new ruling group that came to power by force. |
| totalitarian | one political party, People are forced to do what the government tells them to do. |
| despotism, domination through threat of punishment and violence | autocracy |
| The United Kingdom has this form of democratic government that limits the ruler's control. | monarchy |
| In this type of government, the army is in control. | military dictatorship |
| These people believe that government is a bad thing because it stops peole from organizing their own lives. | anarchy |