A city is rioting, and large groups of criminals are roaming the streets and breaking into homes and businesses. The mayor and other leaders have fled. So many people are participating in the violence that the remaining police officers are unable to enforce the law.


Which of the following terms best describes the government of the city that is described in the passage above?


A.

an anarchy


B.

an authoritarian government


C.

a fraudulent government


D.

a democracy