Kleptocracy
A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption
Technocracy
A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control
Plutocracy
Definition: Government by the wealthy. (Hint: ploutos - wealth)
Theocracy
A government ruled by religious authority
Bureaucracy
Definition: Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with non-elected officials.
Democracy
Definition: Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
Stratocracy
Definition: Government by the armed forces. (Hint: stratos - army)
Aristocracy
Definition: Privileged members of a society holding government offices
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The government of the United States is not a theocracy, the separation of religion and government is important.
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In a democracy, the people vote for their officials, hoping they will represent their ideas and views.
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The FBI is a bureaucracy in the American government.
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Members of a plutocracy have great wealth, putting a large economic gap between the upper and lower classes.
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The Roman Republic and early Empire were a stratocracy, depending on the armies to govern.
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Most members of an aristorcracy were either born into the society or gained power by earning wealth.
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Citizens of a kleptocracy often suffer greatly as the government is driven by corruption and greed.
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In a technocracy members of the government often have technical training and skills.
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