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A democracy is governed of the people, by the people and for the people. Here citizens of the country can run for public office. This means the boys in the street get to decide who is in charge of what equipment is in the pile. Of course, each boy will nominate the person who best represents his interests.

Democratic elections could be city-wide for municipal governance, state-wide for state governance or nation-wide for central governance. When the population goes to vote, they vote for a candidate in their area. When the candidate wins, the political party he belongs to also wins. The party with maximum votes forms the government.

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A country that is usually in the throes of a war or civil unrest and no functioning government is said to be in a state of anarchy.

What happens here?
This is somewhat like the snack at someone’s place after a particularly gruelling game of street cricket– mum has a tough time cleaning up afterwards.

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A monarchy is another form of government where there is one head of state. In this system a king or queen rules the country for as long as they are alive. The crown is inherited, usually by the first born of the family.
In earlier days, monarchs used to have absolute powers and owned all the public land. Pharaohs for example, claimed to be representatives of the Gods on earth. Nowadays, democracies like Great Britain, Sweden, and Spain have kings who are just nominal heads of state. Still, it is their signature that turns a bill into a law.

What happens here?
Things work well if the king is a good sportsman and cares about street cricket by choosing the right boys to be prefects and supervise the equipment kit.

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In a dictatorship, a single individual has gained power through force and everyone has to follow his policies. He’s the big bully. The boys have little to no voice in such a system. Often the advisers who control the equipment kit are his close friends. Examples of dictators are Adolf Hitler in Germany and Fidel Castro of Cuba.
Dictators control all government arms like the police, so they are all powerful.
Sometimes you have what is known as a ‘benevolent dictatorship.’ This is when the dictator maintains his position as the head of the country for the sake of the country instead of self interest. Most dictatorships like to portray themselves in the international community as benevolent but it is not always so.

What happens here?
Many people are unhappy in this system.