Question

What are the different types of government?

Answer 1

What is Government?

The set of political institution and legal authorities which come together to regulate the connection between different part of society and related members. The government owns the authority to make and execute decision for the betterment of the society.

There are different forms of government, out of which some remains a theory while some gets practically implemented.
1. Anarchy: When society functions without any governing body.
2. Aristocracy: When rich members of society take authorities to govern for the lower socio-economic group of people.
3. Bureaucracy: When non-elected government executives carry and execute public responsibilities to maintain law & order and prevent favouritism.
4. Capitalism: It is a form of economic function in which authority is being held by private owners.
5. Colonialism: When any nation prefers to extend its ruling/sovereignty over other nations or territories.
6. Communism: When there is an idea of common, public authority over the economy and decision for the betterment of the group.
7. Democracy: When members of society get to choose the leader who will make the decision for them. Basic ideology: For the people, By the people, Of the people”
8. Federalism: When authority and power are divided among central authority and group of local leaders/authorities.
9. Feudalism: Idea of social structuring which revolves around land ownership, noble caste and military obligation.
10. Kleptocracy: When authoritative powers come to rule by adopting methods of corruption and cheating.
11. Meritocracy: When a leader gets appointed on basis of merits they earned to the betterment of the public.
12. Military Dictatorship: When single-person or authority rules the nation with absolute power.
13. Monarchy: When a member of royal bloodline rules with absolute power and authority over the nation.
14. Plutocracy: When the amount of wealth is used to determine the ruling authority.
15. Republicanism: When common people hold the power through the electoral and legislative process and also participate in public and civic life.
16. Socialism: When common people regulate the primary means of production.
17. Theocracy: When specific religion’s ideas adapted to regulate leadership, laws and customs.
18. Totalitarianism: It is the authoritarian form when ruling power has no limitation over public and private rights of the common people.
19. Tribalism: When regional tribes, because of the absence of central authority, claim their power in different territories and resources.