Types of Government by Mia Ammon

Dictatorship

mcammon — 2015-10-05 18:21:05 UTC

Definition: A governement in which the head of state has complete control over the state. Often, a dictator utilizes the police and military to maintain power. They also limit freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press.

Example: North Korea

Absolute Monarchy

mcammon — 2015-10-05 18:21:12 UTC

Definition: A government in which a hereditary king or queen has unrestrictd power over the people.

Example: Oman

Constitutional Monarchy

mcammon — 2015-10-05 18:21:23 UTC

Definition: A from of government when a king or queen is head of state but the power to legislate resides in Parliament.

Example: Great Britian

Republic

mcammon — 2015-10-05 18:21:32 UTC

Definition: A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on the people's behalf.

Example: Mozambique

Democracy

mcammon — 2015-10-05 18:21:38 UTC

Definition: A government in which the citizens have the power to rule without a smaller group representing the whole.

Example: Ancient Athens

Question 3

mcammon — 2015-10-07 15:57:25 UTC

The difference between the Democratic and Authoritarian governments are that in Democratic governments people hold power as well as the head of state, president, etc. Another difference between Democratic and Authoritarian governments is that in a Democratic government the government is held accountable by the people whereas in a Authoritarian government the government is not held accountable by the people.

Question 4

mcammon — 2015-10-07 16:02:58 UTC

The most common forms of government are a constitutional government and republic. These are the most common because they are an effective way to represent the people and a large population. On the CIA World Factbook the most populace government were a form of a republic or constitutional monarchy