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Autocracy

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Types of Governments Grade 7 Social Studies Online Presentation Blueprint Skill: Governance & Civics Grade 7 Define the different types of governments (i.e., democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and dictatorship). Democracy In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. It is distinct from governments controlled by a particular social class or group (aristocracy; oligarchy) or by a single person (despotism; dictatorship; monarchy). A democracy is determined either directly or through elected representatives. Autocracy Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence) . Oligarchy
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