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Forms of government
Power source
Power source
Anarchy
Society without rulers
Aristocracy
Form of government
Autocracy
Form of government
Democracy
Form of government
Dictatorship
Authoritarian form of government
Direct democracy
Form of democracy where people decide on policy directly
Meritocracy
Political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of expertise
Oligarchy
Form of government with small ruling class
Plutocracy
Society ruled by a small minority of the wealthiest citizens
Representative democracy
Democracy where citizens elect a small set of people to represent them in decision-making
Technocracy
Government by scientists, engineers and other experts
Theocracy
Form of government with religious leaders