Other types of

Other types of government

government
Ergatocracy
Ergatocracy Plutocracy
Plutocracy
An
An Ergatocracy
Ergatocracy isis governed
governed by workers. This
by workers. type of
This type of A
A country that is
country that is controlled
controlled by
by aa group
group of
of rich
rich people.
people.

government
government isis usually
usually installed
installed by
by communist
communist This
This control
control can
can be
be exercised
exercised either
either directly
directly or
or
revolutionaries, who aim
revolutionaries, who to create
aim to create aa society
society and
and indirectly.
indirectly. The
The policies
policies of
of these
these rulers
rulers are
are usually
usually

economy
economy for the working
for the working class.
class. designed
designed toto benefit themselves.
benefit themselves.

Federation
Federation Socialist
Socialist Republic
Republic (People’s
(People's Republic)
Republic)
A federation is
A federation is a
a group
group of self-governing states
of self-governing states which
which A
A social
social republic
republic is
is run
run by
by a
a communist
communist party.
party. The
The
are joined together
are joined together under
under aa central
central government.
government. The
The government controls specific industries
government controls specific industries of the of the
division
division of
of power
power between
between the
the states
states and the central
and the central economy,
economy, and
and its
its production.
production. There
There is is a
a classless
classless

government
government is is described
described in
in a
a constitution.
constitution. Each
Each state
state society and
society and private
private ownership
ownership is is limited.
limited. China
China and
and
has
has aa certain
certain degree
degree ofof power
power ofof its
its internal
internal affairs.
affairs. Vietnam
Vietnam are
are examples
examples of of socialist
socialist republics.
republics.

Oligarchy
Oligarchy Technocracy
Technocracy
A
A government that is
government that is ruled
ruled by
by a
a small
small group
group of
of elite
elite A
A type
type of
of government
government that that is
is led
led by
by educated
educated or
or
people.
people. This
This group
group of
of people
people usually
usually consists
consists of
of wealthy
wealthy technical experts.
technical experts. Its
Its rulers
rulers are
are appointed
appointed based
based on
on
and
and powerful people, who have corporate, religious, or
powerful people, who have corporate, religious, or knowledge
knowledge and
and skills.
skills. Government
Government departments
departments are
are
military
military control.
control. governed
governed byby experts
experts in their respective
in their fields, such
respective fields, such as
as
doctors,
doctors, engineers,
engineers, or or scientists.
scientists.

Exercise
Exercise 18:
18: Which
Which of the types
of the types of
of governments
governments addressed
addressed on
on this
this page
page do
do you
you think
think is
is best?
best? Explain.
Explain.

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Exercise
Exercise 19: Match the
19: match the words with the
words with the types
types of
of government.
government. Note
Note
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that
that some words may
some words may belong to more
belong to than one
more than one type
type of
of government.
government.
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Workers X XErgatocracy
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Workers Ergatocracy

Millionaires X XFederation
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Millionaires Federation

States
States X XPlutocracy
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Plutocracy

Knowledge X XSocialist The

The hammer and sickle.
sickle. A
A communist
Socialist Republic
hammer and communist
Knowledge Republic
symbol that represents
symbol that represents industrial workers
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industrial workers
Communism
Communism X XTechnocracy
Technocracy (hammer),
(hammer), and
and farmers
farmers (sickle).
(sickle).
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