Forms of government

• Autocracy: 

  • One person has absolute power
  • Make choices based off their own ideas
• Dictatorship:

  • One person/small group has absolute power
  • Repress opposition
• Oligarchy

  • Small group of people running a country who are distinguished by money, fame, etc.
  • One make decisions for their own benefit
• Democracy:

  • State power is given to general population of a state
  • Have elections and voting systems
• Parliamentary democracy:

  • Voters elect members of parliament
  • People vote for individuals from a party to have a say
• Monarchy:

  •  A monarch is the head of state (king/queen)
  • Authority is vested in them
• Constitutional monarchy:

  • Monarchy shares power with constitutionally organized government
  • Elected person can makes decision
  • Citizens vote, but still show loyalty to the monarch
• Republic

  • Power is held by people and elected representatives
  • Ruled according to charter of constitution
• Communism

  • Everything is shared by a community
  • Everyone contributes equally
• Autocracy

  • Pros: simplifies communication, quick decision making
  • Cons: people's ideas are not heard
• Dictatorship

  • Pros: quick decision making, no disruption of peace
  • Cons: people don’t have human rights, often use violence
• Oligarchy

  • Pros: quick decision making, less citizen responsibility
  • Cons: creates divisions, rulers only make decisions for their own benefit
• Democracy

  • Pros: decreases disputes with other nations, everybody has a say
  • Cons: takes a lot of time to make decisions
• Parliamentary Democracy

  • Pros: Continuity in government, people have a say
  • Cons: takes a long time 
• Monarchy

  • Pros: stability and continuity
  • Cons: gender inequality
• Constitutional monarchy

  • Pros: stability and continuity
  • Cons: monarchy holds no power
• Republic

  • Pros: laws are fair, protects individual rights
  • Cons: expensive, doesn’t work much in big groups
• Communism

  • Pros: equality, every citizen has a job
  • Cons: no freedom of speech, consumer needs are not taken into account
• Democracy -- “The rule of the people,” because demos means “people,” and kratos means “rule.”