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Different Types of Government - Coggle Diagram
Different Types of Government
Monarchy
Form of government headed by a single member of a royal family: King, queen, or some other hereditary ruler
Governed on the basis of traditional authority
Most have little practical power
Oligarchy
Form of government in which a few individuals rule
Governments run by a few selected individuals
Ruled by leaders of big businesses, governments, and military
Dictatorship
A government in which one person has nearly total power to make and enforce laws
Dictators rule primarily through coercion
Power is typically seized
Totalitarianism
Government control and surveillance over all aspects of a society's social and political life
Democracy
Government by the people
Representative Democracy
Form of government in which certain individuals are selected to speak for the people
Example: United states