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