| description | government |
| a form of goverment in which all power is vested in a few people or in a dominant class. ex.) Sparta's government | |
| an elite group of people in a government whose progress and position is based on ability rather than wealth | |
| government in which a person overuses and abuses their complete authority | |
| government by the people, a form of government in which the supreme power is held in the citizens | |
| an alliance between people, parties, states for some purpose ex.) The confederacy in the civil war | |
| a form of social orginization or government in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, tribe | |
| government system in which people are ranked above one another according to power | |
| a state of society without government or law ex.) modern day Somalia | |
| | description | government |
| a group of nations or people ruled over by one supreme emperor | |
| government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited power over others. | |
| a form of government in which God or a deity is reconized as the supreme ruler ex.) Ancient India | |
| a state in which supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives | |
| government made by many administrators, bureaus, and petty officials | |
| government in which the power is held by the privileged upper class | |
| a government in which the supreme power is vested in a single person | |
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