Governments

AristocracyA government

or state ruled by an

aristocrat, elite, or privileged upper class.

Monarchy

• A hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor

Republic

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Theocracy

A form of government in which God or a deity

is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the

ecclesiastical authorities

SocialismAny of various theories or systems of

social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.

Fascism

CommunismCommunism

• A political party advocating the principles of communism, as developed by Marx and Lenin.

Democratic-RepublicDemocracy

Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

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