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16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 4:42am On Nov 28, 2019 |
1) Republic: A government whose authority is based on citizen’s votes, which are represented by elected or nominated officials chosen in free elections. 2) Democracy: It means ‘rule of the people’. The term today refers to a political system in which the people or their elected representatives govern themselves. 3) Theocracy: A government where priests rule in the name of God or officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or consistent with the principles of a particular religion. 4) Autocracy: A government controlled by absolute power, & in the hands of a single person with minimal restraints on the decisions & lack of any mechanisms of popular control.
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Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 4:45am On Nov 28, 2019 |
More.. 5) Technocracy: A government where scientists & technical experts are in control of the state, & where rulers are selected on the basis of their knowledge/skill rather than wealth/power. 6) Fascism: It is a way of ruling that advocates total control of the people and seeks to promote the ancestral & cultural values & eradicate foreign influences. 7) Anarchy: Anarchy is a state of absence of law, a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). Monarchy: A government where supreme authority is vested in a single & usually heredity figure, such as a king, & whose powers can vary from absolute to none at all.
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Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 4:47am On Nov 28, 2019 |
More... 9) Oligarchy: Rule of the few. It is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a faction of persons or family. 10) Plutocracy: Government ruled by the rich or power provided by wealth, often used to describe a wealthy class ruling a government, often from behind the scenes. 11) Tyranny: Government or authority of an absolute ruler; arbitrary exercise of power over subjects not requisite for the purpose of government/approved by law and justice. 12) Totalitarian: A totalitarian system is the one in which a single political authority regulates total control over state, that is centralized and dictatorial.
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Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 4:48am On Nov 28, 2019 |
More... 13) Federation: A political organization characterized by union of small states, groups or parties, which are self-governed in internal affairs & are united under a central government. 14) Communism: This is a system of government in which the state owns and operates industries on behalf of the people. 15) Junta: It refers to a group or coalition that takes control of the state after overthrowing a government. Usually, this is done by military groups. 16) Dictatorship: A form of government where the power rests entirely on one person or a group of persons. This rule could be acquired by inheritance or force & is usually oppressive.
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Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by LoveMachine(m): 8:06pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
Somehow we have managed to grab all the bad traits from these options under the guise of democracy. |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by gloriaunobi(f): 9:19pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
I don't like Tecnocracy but I like Samsungcracy |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by ambu2: 9:26pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
What of MONOCRACY, MOBOCRACY AND GENROTOCRACY. |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by Horus(m): 9:28pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
17) Buharicracy |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by mumumugu(m): 10:43pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
good educative 1 Like |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 11:14pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
ambu2: Wow, didn't know there were more. Thanks for sharing. |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 11:15pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
mumumugu: Thanks bro |
Re: 16 Types Of Government (How Government Works) by drealbenard(m): 11:15pm On Dec 04, 2019 |
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