This document discusses different forms of government including anarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, and republic. Anarchy is defined as having no one in control, while an oligarchy has rule by a few. A theocracy is governed by religious leaders. Finally, a republic has elected representatives and leader who govern. Saudi Arabia is described as having a monarchy form of government where the king appoints ministers but there are no elections, and also being a theocracy as the Quran serves as the constitution. Denmark is portrayed as having a monarchy where the queen only has a small role, but also being a representative democracy with an elected parliament and prime minister.

1. FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
PART 2
SOCIAL STUDIES

2. ANARCHY
OLIGARCH
Y
THEOCRAC
Y
REPUBLI
C

3. OLIGARCHY
• Only a few have the power.
• Oligarchy comes from the Greek “rule by
a few”
Figure 1.
(econintersect.com)

4. ANARCHY
• Nobody is in control.
• Freely associate together.
• No nation.
Figure 2.
(www.erepublik.com)

5. THEOCRACY
• A form of government in which a country
is ruled by religious leaders.
Figure 3. (www.salon.com)

6. REPUBLIC
• A country that is governed by elected
representatives and by an elected leader.
Figure 4.
(www.larepublica.pe)

7. MINI-QUIZ
Do You Know Your Forms of Government?

8. A or B?
10. A small group rules the
country.
A
 Oligarchy
B
Democracy

9. A or B?
1. Leader often shares power
with other parts of government.
A
Monarchy
B
Dictatorship

10. A or B?
2. People do not answer to any
leader or government.
A
Oligarchy
B
 Anarchy

11. A or B?
3. The group with power can be
based on race or social class.
A
Monarchy
B
Oligarchy

12. A or B?
4. Those in charge are military
members who took over by
force.
A
 Junta
B
Democracy

13. A or B?
5. Nobody is in charge.
A
Monarchy
B
Anarchy

14. SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia is led by a king. The king
appoints a Council of Ministers to help
govern, but there are no elections. Saudi
Arabia’s Basic Law states that the country’s
constitution is the Islamic holy book the
Qur’an and other religious traditions.
Forms of Government:
monarchy
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and
theocracy
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15. DENMARK
The people of Denmark elect
representatives to sit in Parliament, a
lawmaking body. The Queen of Denmark
heads the country, but she only has a small
role in government. The government is led
by a Prime Minister, who is appointed from
among the elected representatives.
Forms of Government:
monarchy
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and
representative democracy
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16. REFERENCES
Who rules? Icivics [online] Retrieved October 3, 2013 from https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lessonplans/who-rules-updated
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