- anarchy
- autocracy
- monarchy
- dictatorship
- oligarchy
- dictatorship
- aristocracy
- technocracy
- democracy
- direct democracy
- republic
How to organize government & distribute power:
- Unitary system
- Confederal system
- Federal system
Different types of democratic models:
- Presidential model
- Parliamentary model
Notably difference exists in how the chief executive of the government is chosen. By the people at large (Presidential model) or by the legislative body (Parliamentary model).
If the chief executive is chosen by the people at large, the position is somewhat set apart from the legislative body. Hence a State of the Union address has a certain decorum.
If the chief executive is chosen by the legislative body from one in their midst, the the position is not set apart from the legislative body. I give you..... Prime Minister's Questions.
