Forms of government

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  • 1. TheocracyTheocracy is a form ofgovernment in which thegovernmental rulers are theleaders of the dominantreligion, and governmentalpolicies are either identicalwith or strongly influencedby the principals of themajority religion.Modern examples:IranThe Vatican

2. AnarchyAnarchy is the type ofgovernment where there isno government at all.This can happen after a civilwar in a country, when agovernment has beendestroyed and rival groupsare fighting to take itsplace.: 3. Anarchy in Somalia No centralized governmentsince 1991.Whats it like? No public spending 15% of kids go to school. Kidnappings and ransoms. No set currency. 4. Oligarchy Definition: A form ofgovernment in which themajority of the power lies in asmall segment of the society. Examples: Apartheid South Africa 5. Dictatorship Description: A form of government in which all the power is held by one person. Examples: Saddam Hussein (Iraq) Mao Ze Dong (China) Kim Jong-Un (N. Korea) 6. Representative Democracy Is a form in which citizenselect individuals to representthem in the governmentprocess. Example: United States 7. Feudalism (Japan) Definition: Asystem that wasorganized under arigid class systemwith no socialmobility.