| A | B |
|---|
| Government and Religious Authority are combined | Theocracy |
| Rule passed from generation to generation; one person rules | Monarchy |
| Where all people vote on all issues | Direct Democracy |
| Where people elect citizens to rule on their behalf | Representative Democracy or Republic |
| A group of elites rule | Oligarchy |
| The government owns the resources and means of production | Communism |
| An individual (or small group) rules with unlimited power | Dictatorship |
| When power is divided into different groups to ensure power is not abused | Branches of Government |
| When a ruler's power is limited to a single town and the surrounding areas | City-State |
| When a ruler controls many lands or conquered areas | Empire |
| A family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time | Dynasty |
| When a king or queen gives a portion of their power to the people | Constitutional Monarchy |
