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Match each type of authoritarian government to its definition.

monarchy
dictatorship
theocracy
oligarchy
totalitarian

Ruler(s) may come to power through
revolution or coup d'état or be
elected democratically and then seize power.

A single party rules and controls
all aspects of society and everyday life.

A religious leader or hierarchy
rules.

Authority is derived from nobility,
family lineage, or the "divine right
of kings."

A small group of powerful, often
wealthy, citizens is in charge.

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Answer:

a. Dictators

b. Totalitarianism

c. Theocracy

d. Monarchy

e. Oligarchy

A dictator is a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. In ancient Rome, a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met.

Totalitarianism is a type of authoritarian regime in which power is concentrated in the hands of a person or a very small group of people.

Theocracy is a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.

A monarchy is a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. In other words, it is a supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.

Oligarchy is a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or dominant class or clique; government by the few.

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