Types of Government

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Absolute Monarchy

Absolute monarchy or despotic monarchy is a monarchical form of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people.

Autocracy

Autocracy is a system of government by one person with absolute power.

Communism

Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Confederal

Confederal is relating to or denoting a confederation.

Confederation

Confederation is an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

Constitutional Monarchy

Constitutional Monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State.

Democracy

Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Direct Democracy

Direct Democracy also known as pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide who to vote for, form consensus on policy initiatives directly.

Federal

Federal is having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.

Federation

Federation is a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

Government

Government is the governing body of a nation, state, or community.

Governor

Governor is the elected executive head of a state of the US.

Monarchy

Monarchy is a form of government with a monarch at the head.

Oligarchy

Oligarchy is a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Parliament

Parliament is the members of parliament for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next.

Parliamentary

Parliamentary is relating to, enacted by, or suitable for a parliament.

President

President is the elected head of a republican state.

Presidential Government

Presidential Government The legislative and executive branches are separate

Prime Minister

Prime Minister the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.

Representative Democracy

Representative Democracy is a (republic)

Republic

Republic is a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

Socialism

Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Unitary

Unitary of or relating to a system of government or organization in which the powers of the separate constituent parts are vested in a central body.


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