absolute monarchy - government where the ruler doesn't have to follow a set of rule; king and queen come up with their own rules; king and queen have all the power; swaziland; bunei; oman; qatar; saudi arabia; middle east countries; king henry 8
constitutional monarchy - queen and king can't/don't make rules; prime minister does; queen and king act as a symbol but don't really have any power
dictatorship - a government that's ruled by a person who holds lots of power; adolf hitler; kim jong-un; fidel castro; benito mussolini; hideki tojo
representative democracy - form of government where men and women represent the people of their country to make laws for them. countries vote on issues. it is referred to as the peoples republic; USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; Argentina
communism - government controlled by a small group of people who want complete control of the country's citizens. the group decides how long it remains in power (usually forever); china; cuba; laos; north korea; vietnam; only 5 countries; soviet union- 1st and most powerful - ended in 1991
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