Relacionar Columnas Forms of GovernmentVersión en línea Forms of Government Vocabulary por steve finch 1 Representative Democracy 2 Direct Democracy 3 Absolute Monarchy 4 Oligarchy 5 Federalism 6 Dictatorship 7 Confederation 8 Constitutional Monarchy a political system in which a weak central government has limited authority, and the states have ultimate power. A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. a system in which the states share power with the central government a political system governed by a few people a system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives