A monarch (king or queen) rules the country. Monarchs usually come to power directly through their family line. In some monarchies, the monarch held all the power and had the final say over the government. In modern times, monarchs usually share power with otherparts of government.
Citizens elect leaders to represent them in government. The elected Citizens elect leaders, or representatives, do the day-to-day work of governing the country: They consider the issues, work to find solutions, pass laws, and do all of the other things necessary to keep a country going. Citizens hold the ultimate power, though, because if they don’t like what their representatives are doing, they can vote for a new one
Nobody is in control—or everyone is, depending on how you look at it. Sometimes the word anarchy is used to refer to an out-of-control mob. When it comes to government, anarchy would be similar to the way animals live in the wild, with everyone looking out for themselves.