FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Monday,22 Oct 2012
Form of government
There are many forms of government. In the world today, monarchy,
dictatorship,and democracy are three of the\ most common forms of government. Monarchy 2A The
monarch's authority is hereditary; it stays in the family, usually being passed
down to a son or daughter . King, queen, and emperor are some of
the titles that have been given to monarchs.
Monarchies were once the most common type of government in the world.
Today, however, real monarchies - in which the monarch holds all the
power - are rare. An example of such a present-day monarchy is the kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. Dictatorship A dictatorship is a government controlled by
one person, called a dictator. A dictator is different from a monarch because
a dictator usually takes power by force, rather than by
inheriting it). Historically, dictators have usually come to power when
an existing government is weak or has lost public support. Dictators are
frequently military leaders. They rely heavily on the armed forces and
the police to maintain their power. Military dictatorships of the twentieth
century have included Germany under Adolf Hitler and Iraq under Saddam
Hussein
Democracy A third form of government is a democracy, a system in which
the power is shared by all the people. Democracy means "government
by the people." By voting and by choosing representatives,
the people decide how their government will meet their needs and protect
their rights and freedoms.
The United States was the first modern democracy. Since our nation was
founded, countries all over the world have adopted democratic forms of
government. Most countries that were once monarchies have become
democracies. Many of these
countries, such as Great Britain and Japan, still have monarchs with
ceremonial duties, but real power is held by democratically
elected representatives. Countries with this form of democratic government are
often called constitutional monarchies
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