Justine Myka Zapata
BSPHARM 3-Y1-1
09/17/2024
ACT NO. 3: FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
Type of
Government
Absolutism
Anarchy
Anocracy
Aristocracy
Authoritarianism
Autocracy
Bureaucracy
Communalism
Communism
Constitutionalism
Corporatism
Democracy
Despotism
Diarchy
Dictatorship
Fascism
Meaning
Example
A political system in which a single ruler, usually a monarch,
holds all the power without legal or institutional checks.
A situation where no governing body or authority exists, often
leading to a lack of order and widespread chaos.
A hybrid regime with characteristics of both democratic and
autocratic systems, often unstable.
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility,
often hereditary, and usually based on land ownership.
A political system where power is concentrated in the hands of
a single leader or a small elite, with limited political freedoms
and central control over various aspects of life.
A system of government in which one individual holds
unrestricted political power and authority.
Government by administrative officials who follow strict rules
and procedures; often used in large organizations and states.
A decentralized system in which small, self-governing
communities hold power and operate independently.
A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless
society where all property is communally owned and each
person works and is paid according to their abilities and
needs.
The principle that government authority is derived from and
limited by a body of laws (a constitution), often written.
A political or economic system in which various interest
groups (such as businesses or labor unions) are formally
integrated into government decision-making.
A system of government where power is vested in the people,
either directly or through elected representatives, with an
emphasis on political equality.
A form of government in which a single ruler has absolute
power, often ruling through oppressive means and without
regard to law.
A government system where two individuals share ruling
authority, typically with distinct responsibilities.
France (Louis XIV,
1643–1715)
Somalia (1991–2006)
A form of government where a single leader or group wields
significant control, often obtained through non-democratic
means, and usually lacks checks on their power.
An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of
government and social organization, often characterized by
dictatorial power and forcible suppression of opposition.
Myanmar (2008–2021)
Ancient Greece (Sparta,
800–400 BCE)
North Korea (Kim Jongun, 2011–present)
Russia (Tsar Nicholas II,
1894–1917)
China (current system,
since 1949)
Kibbutzim in Israel
(1940s–present)
Soviet Union (1922–
1991)
United States (1789–
present)
Italy (under Mussolini,
1922–1943)
India (1947–present)
North Korea (Kim Jongun, 2011–present)
Ancient Sparta (dual
kingship, 6th century
BCE)
Nazi Germany (Adolf
Hitler, 1933–1945)
Italy (Benito Mussolini,
1922–1943)
Gerontocracy
A form of government where political power is concentrated in
the hands of the elderly or senior members of society.
Gynaecocracy
A system of government where women or a single woman
hold the highest political authority.
Hagiocracy
Government by holy men, often with religious leaders or a
religious council holding significant political power.
A political structure where seven rulers or states share control,
often associated with the loose confederation of kingdoms.
A system of government ruled by religious officials or clergy,
where religious law is the basis for governance.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through
colonization, military force, or other means, often leading to
empire-building.
A system of government in which all individuals have equal
political power and rights.
A form of government where leaders are primarily motivated
by personal gain, often involving corruption and theft of state
resources.
A form of government where officials are selected based on
ability and merit, rather than wealth, birthright, or social class.
A situation in which the masses or mobs hold ruling power,
often leading to disorder and lawlessness due to the absence
of formal authority.
A form of government in which a single person, typically a king
or queen, holds sovereignty, with varying degrees of power
(absolute or constitutional).
A political system governed by one person with complete
control, synonymous with autocracy.
Government based on a legal framework, where law is the
ultimate authority, and rulers are constrained by it.
Heptarchy
Hierocracy
Imperialism
Isocracy
Kleptocracy
Meritocracy
Mobocracy
Monarchy
Monocracy
Nomocracy
Ochlocracy
Oligarchy
Parliamentary
Republic
Plutocracy
Pornocracy
Presidential
system
Another term for mob rule, where the whims of the masses,
rather than law or institutional authority, determine political
decisions.
A government ruled by a small group of people, typically the
wealthy, powerful elites, or those with military influence.
A system of government where the executive branch derives
its legitimacy from, and is accountable to, the parliament, and
is distinct from the head of state.
A political system in which the wealthy class holds the majority
of power, and policy is often influenced by wealth and
economic interests.
A derogatory term for a government dominated by immoral or
corrupt individuals, specifically referring to government
influenced by prostitution or similar vices.
A system of government where the president is both the head
of state and government, with separate legislative and
executive branches.
Soviet Union (under
Leonid Brezhnev, 1964–
1982)
United Kingdom (under
Queen Elizabeth I,
1558–1603)
Tibet (under the Dalai
Lama, until 1959)
Anglo-Saxon England
(5th–9th centuries)
Vatican City (Papal rule,
present)
British Empire (1707–
1997)
Ancient Athens (5th
century BCE)
Zimbabwe (under Robert
Mugabe, 1980–2017)
Singapore (current
system, since 1959)
French Revolution
(Reign of Terror, 1793–
1794)
United Kingdom (current
monarchy)
Zimbabwe (under Robert
Mugabe, 1980–2017)
United States
(constitutional law,
1789–present)
France (Revolution,
1789–1799)
Russia (post-Soviet
oligarchs, 1991–present)
Germany (1949–present)
Ancient Carthage (3rd
century BCE)
Papal Pornocracy (Italy,
904–964 CE)
United States (1789–
present)
Representative
democracy
Slavocracy
Squirearchy
Stratocracy
Technocracy
Tetrarchy
Theocracy
Totalitarianism
Triarchy
Tyranny
A type of democracy where citizens elect representatives to
make decisions and pass laws on their behalf.
A society or government in which slaveholders maintain
dominance and power, often through economic dependence
on slavery.
Government by local landowning elites (squires), often
associated with rural societies and aristocratic rule.
A system of government in which the military controls the
political power, often in the form of martial law or military
dictatorship.
Government or social systems managed by technical experts,
particularly scientists, engineers, and technocrats, with an
emphasis on efficiency and expertise over political ideology.
A government ruled by four individuals, often in the context of
dividing a large empire for more manageable governance.
A form of government in which a deity is recognized as the
supreme ruler, with religious leaders interpreting and enforcing
divine laws.
An extreme form of authoritarianism where the state seeks to
control all aspects of public and private life, often through
oppressive measures.
Government by three rulers, often with a balance of power
among them, as seen in ancient triumvirates.
A government ruled by a tyrant, often characterized by
oppressive or arbitrary use of power, with little to no checks or
accountability.
United States (1789–
present)
Southern United States
(pre-Civil War, 1776–
1865)
United Kingdom (18th
and 19th centuries)
Myanmar (1962–2011)
Chile (under Pinochet's
advisors, 1973–1990)
Roman Empire
(Diocletian's rule, 293–
313 CE)
Iran (current, since 1979)
Italy (Benito Mussolini,
1922–1943)
Roman Triumvirate
(Julius Caesar, Pompey,
Crassus, 60 BCE)
Ancient Greece (various
city-states, 6th century
BCE)