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THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND TYPES OF GOVT

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The different type of Govt are
There exist different types of government and every type of
government has its own set of positive as well as negative aspects
Every country has embraced some or the other form of government and
functions in a different way Here are the different types of
government:

Monarchy

Monarchy implies rule or the power of government in the hands of an
individual who has inherited the role and expects to bequeath it to
the descendants Currently there exist thirty-one monarchs reigning
over forty-five extant sovereign monarchies in the world, sixteen
of which are Commonwealth Realms that formally recognize Queen
Elizabeth II as their head of state and Prince Charles as heir

Despotism

Despotism is the form of rule wherein a single leader rules the
entire population and all his or her subjects are considered to be
his or her slaves The Pharaoh of Egypt is an example of this sort
of rule In case of contemporary contexts, the term implies
tyrannical rule

Dictatorship

Dictatorship implies rule by an individual who has complete power
over the country Although there have been several definitions of
dictatorship, broadly all the various types and forms of
dictatorship tend to exhibit totalitarian characteristics When the
power of the government does not come from the people, is unlimited
and tends to expand their scope of power to control every aspect of
people's life, the form can be termed ad dictatorship

Oligarchy

Oligarchy is the form of government where a small group has the
power to govern or rule Aristotle had coined the term oligarchy as
synonym for rule by the rich (which is known as plutocracy),
oligarchy now simply refers to rule of the privileged few

Plutocracy

Plutocracy refers to a form of government, which is run by the rich
A Plutocracy is a form of government, which is controlled by a
small group of extremely wealthy individuals In today’s world
many political analysts argue there are still some situations in
which private corporations and wealthy individuals have a strong
hold over the government, which can be synonymous with
plutocracy

Democracy

Democracy is best described by Abraham Lincoln as a form of
government that is of the people, by the people and for the people
It is a form of government, which allows people to choose the
representatives amongst themselves who are given the rights to form
the government A democracy usually has a standard Constitution that
confers certain rights of freedom and expression (and many other
rights) to its citizens and expects certain duties from them and a
uniform law to govern the entire nation

Communist Government

Communist Government is a form of Government in which the state is
governed by a one-party system This form of government works on the
lines of Marxism-Leninism Thus, the state and the communist party
claim to act in accordance to the wishes of the working class or
the peasantry Although a communist government claims to implement
democratic dictatorship of the proletariat, it tends to incline
towards the abolition of the state and implementation of
communism

Theocracy

Theocracy is the form of government, which implies rule by a
religious elite

In addition to this, there are several countries that function on
hybrid forms of Government One contemporary example could be Iran
with its combination of democratic and theocratic institutions or
even The Netherlands, which combines the elements of monarchy and
democracy These are the different types of government

BRANCHES OF GOVT
The Executive Branch
The 
executive branch consists of the

president, vice president and
15 Cabinet-level departments such as State,
Defense, Interior, Transportation and Education The primary power
of the executive branch rests with the president, who chooses his
vice president, and his Cabinet members who head the respective
departments A crucial function of the executive branch is to ensure
that laws are carried out and enforced to facilitate such
day-to-day responsibilities of the federal government as collecting
taxes, safeguarding the homeland and representing the United
States' political and economic interests around the world
The Legislative Branch
The 
legislative branch consists of the 
Senate and the 
House of Representatives,
collectively known as the Congress There are 100 senators; each
state has two Each state has a different number of representatives,
with the number determined by the state's population At present,
there are 435 members of the House The legislative branch, as a
whole, is charged with passing the nation's laws and allocating
funds for the running of the federal government and providing
assistance to the 50 U S states
The Judicial Branch
The 
judicial branch consists of the
United States Supreme
Court and lower federal courts Its primary function is
to hear cases that challenge legislation or require interpretation
of that legislation The U S Supreme Court has nine Justices, who
are chosen by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and have a
lifetime appointment
Checks and Balances
Why are there three distinct branches of government, each with a
different function? The framers of the Constitution did not wish to
return to the totalitarian system of governance imposed on colonial
America by the British
To ensure that no single person or entity had a monopoly on
power, they instituted a system of 
checks and balances The president's power is checked by
the Congress, which can refuse to confirm his appointees, for
example, and has the power to impeach, or remove, a president
Congress may pass laws, but the president has the power to veto
them (Congress, in turn, may override a veto) And the Supreme Court
can rule on the constitutionality of a law, but Congress, with
approval from two-thirds of the states, may 
amend the Constitution
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