Types of Government

4. A state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives.
7. A political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action.
8. Economic philosophy characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
9. Type of government where one or more deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries.
10. Economic system used in the United States.
11. System of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.

1. An autocratic form of government characterized by a leader(s) who hold power with few to no limitations.
2. State is run by one powerful person or a small group of people in a country.
3. Mode of government combining a general government with regional governments in a single system, dividing powers between the two.
5. Not a type of government; the absence of one.
6. Form of government where one person reigns as head of state until death or voluntary retirement. Usually a hereditary position.
10. Type of political system where the government controls and distributes resources to its citizens.