Types of Government by Peter Haynes

Democracy

pjhaynes — 2015-10-05 14:51:38 UTC

A Democracy is a government in which the people hold all of the power.

Example: Ancient Greece

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Republic

pjhaynes — 2015-10-05 15:04:42 UTC

A Republic is a type of government where citizens elect their lawmakers.

Example: Guinea-Bissau

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Constitutional Monarchy

pjhaynes — 2015-10-07 13:52:17 UTC

A Monarchy in which there is a king or queen head of state, and there is an elected parliament. A constitution states what the king or queen can and can not do

Example: Luxembourg

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Monarchy

pjhaynes — 2015-10-07 13:55:56 UTC

A from of government where the head of state, King or Queen has unlimited power. The power is passed down through a bloodline.

Example: Oman

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Dictator

pjhaynes — 2015-10-07 14:00:04 UTC

A government in which the head of state has complete control over the state, they use military and police forces to maintain power, and they limit freedom of speech, assembly, and the press. They also take power through force.

Example: North Korea

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Question #1

pjhaynes — 2015-10-07 14:15:55 UTC

The major difference between authoritarian and democratic government is the people. In a democratic government the people hold at least some power. In an authoritarian government the people hold almost no power.

Question #2

pjhaynes — 2015-10-07 14:17:58 UTC

The governments that are most common are republic and parliamentary/constitutional democracies. The democracies are common because many countries modeled their government after the United States. Republics are common because they are some what like the U.S.A and it is an equal government.