Types of Government

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Democracy

A democracy as a system of government in which the people rule through representatives whom they elect. Modern representative democracies are characterized by political equality, popular sovereignty, and political freedom. A true democracy's government can be removed peacefully through fair and open elections

Dictatorship

A dictatorship is the arbitrary rule by an individual or junta who is not constitutionally responsible to the people or their elected representatives. Dictators usually eliminate all opposition and rule through a single legal party while maintaining strict control over the military and the media

Limited government

A form of government in which the state service public instead of private interests, Limited government is based on the use of original documents (like the U.S. Constitution) that strictly limits the powers of the government. This system generally includes institutional checks that ensure that the government does not overstepped bounds

Representative government

A representative government is a political system in which the people express their will indirectly by electing representatives who conduct the government for them

Republic

A republic is a form of government characterized by popular sovereignty. The people elect representatives to act on their behalf and lawmaking and in making other government decisions, in the representatives are responsible to those who elect them.

Theocracy

A theocracy is a government ruled by religious authorities

Direct democracy

In a system of direct democracy, the people directly exercise their power and open assemblies. This type of government, which is based on rule by the people without representative score leaders, was used in ancient Greece.

Totalitarian regime

In a totalitarian regime, Force is used to control the nation's politics, society, and culture. A totalitarian government has absolute power, and the people are not permitted to choose it's leadership or to guide it's policies.

Authoritarian regime

In an authoritarian regimes, power is concentrated in a leader or elite group that has no constitutional obligation to the people. And authoritarian demands blind submission to his or her leadership.

Anarchy

In the word anarchy is often used condo take a lot less sometimes violent chaos caused by a complete breakdown or lack of governmental authority. However, anarchism is also a political theory based on a utopia in which voluntary cooperation and the free association of individuals and groups are the main precepts. In that context the basic anarchist believes that society is natural and that people are corrupted by the introduction of artificial institution. Example, government

Oligarchy

An oligarchy is a small group of socially and economically elite citizens that rules a country or other political unit. Oligarchs usually make decisions based on their own interests rather than for the general good.

Tyranny

And oppressive government in which a single individual roles on behalf of his own interests is a tyranny.

Autocracy

Autocracy is a community or country ruled by a single person with unlimited authority. An autocrat is one who exercises unlimited power

Monarchy

Monarchy is a form of government based on the rule of a single person who is normally chosen by heredity succession to rule for life. In most surviving monarchies, the monarch has no real political power and serves only as the figurehead of government

Parliamentary democracy

Parliamentary democracy, usually based on, or derived from, the government of Great Britain, vest primary authority in a parliament, or legislative branch, where a prime minister is also the chief executive officer

Participatory democracy

Participatory democracy is a general model for political, social, and economic decision-making based on the assumption that decision-making is most effective when those people most affected by the decision outcomes directly participate in the process. Each member of the collectivity is allotted one vote, and the accumulation of votes on a given issue determines governmental policy

Plutocracy

Plutocracy is a negative term, similar to oligarchy, that denotes government by the rich.

Aristocracy

When aristocracy is a government based on the rule of a small, privileged class


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