Absolute monarchies are often very oppressive to its people. For example, Saudi Arabia has very strict laws that have been put in place by the royal family. The people living in the country have no voice in an absolute monarchy. The second type of government is a republic. A republic is any government that does not have a monarch.
Republics are also divided into three classes.
A republic can be classified as a dictatorship, an oligarchy, or a democracy. A dictatorship is a government ruled by one commander. An example of this is Iraq. Saddam Hussein is the dictator of Iraq. Whatever he decides becomes law.