5 GOVERNMENT FORMS OF

1 DEMOCRACY INDIA

Meaning ‘rule by the people’ in Greek, a democratic government allows citizens to vote for political leaders and other major decisions. India is the world’s largest democracy, and has been so since 1950.

2 DICTATORSHIP NORTH KOREA

One person or a small group holds absolute power over citizens. The leader of North Korea is Kim Jong-un, and since 1948 the country has been led by three men from the same family.

3 MONARCHY QATAR

A monarch, which is usually a king or queen, is given power over a state. Qatar is an example of a hereditary monarchy, having been ruled by the Al Thani family since 1847.

4 SOCIALISM N/A

In socialist countries, everyone equally owns factors of production, including farms, resources and money. Unlike in communism, it remains possible to own private property. Today, no country is completely socialist.

5 ARISTOCRACY GREAT BRITAIN

An aristocratic government puts power into the hands of a small, privileged group. An example of this is the British monarchy. The royal family is given some power by the government to approve bills before they become law.