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DEMOCRACY. A government where people rule themselves The people vote for their rulers in elections. DEMOCRACY. DEMOCRACY. MONARCHY. A government where a King or Queen has all the power (or Emperor, Pharaoh, etc.) Power handed down through family – Hereditary Rule (no elections) . MONARCHY.
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DEMOCRACY • A government where people rule themselves • The people vote for their rulers in elections
MONARCHY • A government where a King or Queen has all the power (or Emperor, Pharaoh, etc.) • Power handed down through family – Hereditary Rule (no elections)
OLIGARCHY • A government in which a small group of people have all the power • The group gets their power from either military, wealth or social status
OLIGARCHY Most recent example: South Africa during Apartheid era
DICTATORSHIP/TYRANNY • A government in which one person holds all the power through use of force - military • Tyrant/Dictator can do whatever they want