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| 4792153910 | Anarchy | a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of government aurthority | 0 | |
| 4792160584 | Commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good | 1 | |
| 4792169649 | Communism | a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy | 2 | |
| 4792178007 | Confederacy | a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme power over all matters except those delegated to the central government | 3 | |
| 4792206529 | Constitutional | a government by operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles the determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government | 4 | |
| 4792243642 | Constitutional Democracy | a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution | 5 | |
| 4792251689 | Constitutional Monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom | 6 | |
| 4792264450 | Democracy | a form of government in which the supreme power is held by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically removed | 7 | |
| 4792280096 | Democratic Republic | a state in which the supreme power rests with the citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them | 8 | |
| 4792287343 | Dictatorship | a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted) a system in which citizens do not posses the right to choose their own leaders | 9 | |
| 4792301287 | Ecclesiastical | a government administrated by a church | 10 | |
| 4792304771 | Empire | a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or people under a single sovereign authority: one having an emperor as chief of state | 11 | |
| 4792319714 | Federal | form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions; each region retains some management over it's eternal affairs; central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units | 12 | |
| 4792353725 | Federal Republic | a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign powers rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives | 13 | |
| 4792368509 | Maoism | the theory of practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong , which states that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to keep in touch with the people | 14 | |
| 4793127002 | Marxism | the political, economic, and social principles espoused by the 19th century economist Karl Marx; he viewed the struggle of workers as progression of historical forces that would proceed from a class of struggle of the workers exploited by capitalists, to a social "dictatorship of the proletariat," to, finally, a classless society- communism | 15 | |
| 4793142313 | Marxism-Leninism | an expanded form of communism developed by Lenin from doctrines of Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the first stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of workers' struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries | 16 | |
| 4793152037 | Monarchy | a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right;the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign one (king, queen, ect.)- with constitutionally limited authority | 17 | |
| 4793165315 | Oligarchy | a government in which control is expressed by a small group of individuals whose authority generally based on wealth or power | 18 | |
| 4793170321 | Parliamentary Democracy | a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government (people that make the important decisions) according to the party strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility; to the people as well as to the parliament | 19 | |
| 4793185620 | Parliamentary Government (Cabinet-Parliamentary Government) | a government in which members of an executive branch are nominated to their positions by a legislature or parliament, and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament by means of a no confidence vote or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function | 20 | |
| 4793200191 | Parliamentary Monarchy | a state headed by a monarch who is nor actively involved in policy formation or implementation; true governmental leadership is carried out by a cabinet and it's head | 21 | |
| 4793205650 | Republic | a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies, not the people themselves, vote on legislation | 22 | |
| 4793208246 | State | a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory: one that is sovereign | 23 | |
| 4793213052 | Socialism | a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor; in actuality, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than a dictatorship over workers by a ruling elite | 24 | |
| 4793223638 | Sultanate | similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of a muslim state); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign ruler with constitutionally limited authority | 25 | |
| 4793230551 | Theocracy | a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity's laws are interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities (bishops, mullahs, ect.); a government subject to religious authority | 26 | |
| 4793242839 | Totalitarian | a government that seeks to subordinate the individual to state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population | 27 |
