Various Government Types

imation · #1 Nov 2, 2006, 06:54 PM

hey guys, i thought i might just ask about something ive always wanted to know...
you know how there are countries like australia bieng democratic.. america, i think its republic im not sure, and other countries being a dictatorship, or comunist... could someone give me a list of all the different types of government and theyre differences and beliefs/ values and an example of each...
thanks heaps

Starman · Nov 6, 2006, 08:31 PM

Here is a partial list:

List of forms of government

Aristocracy
Autocracy
Democracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
Despotism
Dictatorship
Meritocracy
Monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Oligarchy
Plutocracy
Republic
Islamic republic
Single-party state
Theocracy
Tyranny

A more complete list and a description for each type is found at the following site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor..._of_government



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