09-10+8SS+Forms+of+Government

Form of government || Origins and meaning of the word || Who rules? How are decisions made? || How is it decided who rules? || What limits the power of the government? || Monarchy || Governed by a monarch a ruler (king or queen) || A king or queen rules they make decisions on why they think is right or what they want  || Its passes down through the blood line || The power of the government is limited by the population because if they did not like the ruler they could over throw them. || Tyranny || Ruled by an absolute ruler who has no concern for peoples rights or welfare || The decisions were made by one ruler || Who ever has enough power to take control || No limits in the government and no limits on the person in power || Oligarchy || Government of a few people (Greek) || A few people  || You needed to be rich, royal, family ties or in the military to rule. || Citizens had to stop Listening to the ruler || Aristocracy || Rule by a few inherit power, rule by the nobility. || Powerful families who pass the ruler down. || First born into a powerful family. || You cant stop them. rebelling the authority.` || Democracy || Ruled by the people || Prime minister Members of parliament || Voting elections || Canadian citizens Members of parliament ||