"16 Government Types"

1. Republic: A government whose authority is based on citizen's votes, which are represented by elected or nominated officials chosen in free elections
2. Democracy: Democracy means 'rule of the people' The term today refers to a political system in which the people or their elected representatives govern themselves
3. Theocracy: A government where priests rule in the name of God or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or consistent with the principles of a particular religion
4. Autocracy: A government controlled by absolute power, and in the hands of a single person with minimal restraints on the decisions and lack of any mechanisms of popular control
5. Technocracy: A government where scientists and technical experts are in control of the state and where rulers are selected on the basis of their knowledge/skill rather than wealth/power
6. Fascism: It is a way of ruling that advocates total control of the people and seeks to promote the ancestral and cultural values and eradicate foreign influences
7. Anarchy: Anarchy is a state of absence of law, a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
8. Monarchy: A government where supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king and whose powers can vary from absolute to none at all
9. Oligarchy: Rule of the few. It is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a faction of persons or families
10. Plutocracy: Government ruled by the rich or power provided by wealth, often used to describe a wealthy class ruling a government, often from behind the scenes
11. Tyranny: Government or authority of an absolute ruler; arbitrary exercise of power over subjects not requisite for the purposes of government/approved by law and justice
12. Totalitarian: A totalitarian system is the one in which a single political authority regulates total control over state, that is centralized and dictatorial
13. Federation: A political organization characterized by union of small states, groups or parties, which are self-governed in internal affairs and are united under a central government 
14. Communism: As a system of government, communism is a system of government in which the state owns and operates industry on behalf of the people
15. Junta: Refers to a group or coalition that takes control of the state after overthrowing a government; usually this is done by a military group
16. Dictatorship: A form of government where the power rests entirely on one person or a group of persons; this rule could be acquired by inheritance or force and is usually oppressive