| A | B |
| THEOCRACY | A DISADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE INTOLERANCE TOWARDS MINORITY RELIGIONS. |
| ABSOLUTISM | THIS SYSTEM IS VERY EFFICIENT BECAUSE THE KING/QUEEN DOES NOT HAVE TO DISCUSS LAWS BEFORE PASSING THEM. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM THE PRESIDENT COULD RAISE TAXES TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOLS WITHOUT DEBATING THE ISSUE WITH ANYONE. |
| DIRECT DEMOCRACY | IN THIS SYSTEM ALL CITIZENS MAY VOTE ON ALL PUBLIC ISSUES |
| ABSOLUTISM | IN THIS SYSTEM A KING OR QUEEN HAS ALL OF THE POWER AND ANSWERS TO NO ONE. |
| CONSTITUTIONALISM | IN THIS SYSTEM HEAD OF STATE GAINS HIS POWER THROUGH HEREDITY BUT THE EXECUTIVE IS OFTEN ELECTED. |
| THEOCRACY | AN ADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM COULD BE THAT THE LAWS ARE ALREADY WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE, TORAH OR THE KORAN. |
| CONSTITUTIONALISM | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWMAKING IS A SLOWER PROCESS OF DISCUSSION, DEBATE AND VOTING RATHER THAN A SPEEDY ROYAL DECREE BY THEIR KING. |
| REPUBLICANISM | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS ARE MADE BY ELECTED LEGISLATURES WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT. |
| ABSOLUTISM | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS ARE MADE BY ROYAL DECREE. |
| THEOCRACY | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS MAY BE MADE BY LEGISLATURES IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMINANT RELIGION. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS MAY BE MADE DIRECTLY BY THE SECULAR (NON-RELIGIOUS) LEADER OF THE NATION. |
| THEOCRACY | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS MAY COME FROM RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM LAWS MAY MADE BY LEGISLATURES IN AGREEMENT WITH A DIRECTIVE BY THE NATION'S MILITARY LEADER . |
| REPUBLICANISM | THIS SYSTEM MAY BE SLOW TO REACT TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE LEGISLATURE. |
| THEOCRACY | IN THIS SYSTEM POWER IS OBTAINED BY RISING THROUGH THE RELIGIOUS RANKS TO A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM POWER IS OFTEN OBTAINED THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF THE MILITARY. |
| ABSOLUTISM | IN THIS SYSTEM POWER IS PASSED ON THROUGH BLOODLINES TO THE OLDEST SON. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM POWER IS SOMETIMES OBTAINED THROUGH LEGAL MEANS AND THEN SLOWLY TAKING TOTAL CONTROL. |
| DIRECT DEMOCRACY | AN ADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM IS THAT EVERYONE HAS A SAY IN THEIR GOVERNMENT |
| CONSTITUTIONALISM | IN THIS SYSTEM ROYAL LEADERS HAVE THEIR POWER LIMITED BY LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENTS. |
| THEOCRACY | IN THIS SYSTEM THE HIERARCHY OF THE DOMINANT RELIGION HOLDS THE POSITIONS OF POWER. |
| ABSOLUTISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE KING CAN HAVE YOU EXECUTED FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST HIS POLICIES. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM THE LEADER IS OFTEN A MILITARY LEADER. |
| REPUBLICANISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE PEOPLE HAVE A VOICE BY VOTING FOR THEIR OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THEIR HEAD OF STATE, AND LOBBYING FOR THEIR ISSUES. |
| CONSTITUTIONALISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE PEOPLE HAVE A VOICE BY VOTING ON LAWS THAT THE ROYAL FAMILY MUST ACCEPT. |
| REPUBLICANISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE POWER TO GOVERN THE COUNTRY IS HELD BY THE CITIZENS. |
| ABSOLUTISM | THIS SYSTEM IS SOMEWHAT STABLE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE USUALLY KNOW WHO THEIR NEXT RULER WILL BE. |
| DIRECT DEMOCRACY | A DISADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM IS THAT IT IS EXTREMELY SLOW AND CAN NOT EXIST IN A LARGE COUNTRY |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM THE PRESIDENT RULES THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF HIS MILITARY AND MAY BE OVERTHROWN IF A STRONGER GENERAL RISES TO POWER. |
| CONSTITUTIONALISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE TRUE EXECUTIVE IS OFTEN A PRIME MINISTER AND NOT THE ROYAL HEAD OF STATE. |
| REPUBLICANISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THE VOTERS USE THEIR POWER BY VOTING FOR THEIR OFFICIALS INCLUDING THEIR HEAD OF STATE. |
| ABSOLUTISM | IN THIS SYSTEM THERE MAY BE CONFUSION IF THERE IS NO HEIR TO THE THRONE. |
| DICTATORSHIP | IN THIS SYSTEM THE PRESIDENT COULD IMPRISON A JOURNALIST FOR PRINTING A STORY THAT OPPOSED HIS/HER POLICIES. |