Government+definitions

Democracy - government run by the people. example - Greece

Republic - people elect others to run the government. example - United States

Monarchy - king or queen rules the country, if it is a constitutional monarchy, a prime minister is elected by the people and the king or queen doesn't really have much power. example - Great Britain (England)

Dictatorship - one person or small group rules the country without constitution or laws. Very similar to autocracy. Hitler in Germany

Autocracy - single ruler with unlimited power rules by decree, almost always turns against the people who helped him come into power. Almost always has some type of constitution. example - Mussolini in Italy

Oligarchy - a powerful or wealthy group of people rule the country example -