Name: Christine Joy Q.

Cajolo Date: March 9,

2020 Grade & Section: GAS-12 AESOP

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

Afghanistan Islamic Republic

Albania Parliamentary Democracy
Algeria Republic
American Samoa NA
Andorra Parliamentary Democracy
Angola Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Anguilla NA
Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of
government and a commonwealth realm
Argentina Republic
Armenia Republic
Aruba Parliamentary Democracy
Australia Federal parliamentary democracy and a commonwealth realm
Austria Federal Republic
Azerbaijan Republic
Bahrain Constitutional Monarchy
Bangladesh Parliamentary Democracy
Barbados Parliamentary democracy and a commonwealth realm
Belarus Republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Belgium Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional
monarchy
Belize Parliamentary democracy and a commonwealth realm
Benin Republic
Bermuda Parliamentary; self-governing territory
Bhutan Constitutional Monarchy
Bolivia Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina Emerging federal democratic republic
Botswana Parliamentary Republic
Brazil Federal Republic
British Virgin Islands NA
Brunei Constitutional sultanate (locally known as Malay Islamic
Bulgaria Parliamentary Democracy
Burkina Faso Parliamentary Republic
Burma Parliamentary government took power in March 2011
Burundi Republic
Cambodia Multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Cameroon Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Canada A parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional
monarchy
Cape Verde Republic
Cayman Islands Parliamentary Democracy
Central African Republic Republic
Chad Republic
Chile Republic
China Communist State
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling Islands) NA
Colombia Republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Comoros Republic
 Congo Republic
Cook Islands Self-governing parliamentary democracy
Costa Rica Democratic Republic
Cote d’lvoire Republic; multiparty presidential regime established in 1960
Croatia Parliamentary Democracy
Cuba Communist State
Cyprus Republic
Czech Republic Parliamentary Democracy
Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic
Denmark Constitutional Monarchy
Djibouti Republic
Dominica Parliamentary Democracy
Dominican Republic Democratic Republic
East Timor Republic
Ecuador Republic
Egypt Republic
El Salvador Republic
Equatorial Guinea Republic
Eritrea Transitional government
Estonia Parliamentary Republic
Ethiopia Federal Republic
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands NA
Federated States of Micronesia Constitutional government in free association with the US;
the compact of free Association entered into force on
November 3, 1986 and the Amended compact entered into
force in May 2004.
Fiji Republic
Finland Republic
France Republic
French Polynesia Parliamentary representative democratic French overseas
collectivity
Gabon Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Georgia Republic
Germany Federal Republic
Ghana Constitutional Democracy
Gibraltar NA
Greece Parliamentary Republic
Greenland Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Grenada Parliamentary democracy and a commonwealth realm
Guam NA
Guatemala Constitutional Democratic republic
Guernsey Parliamentary Democracy
Guinea Republic
Guinea-Bissau Republic
Guyana Republic
Haiti Republic
Holy See (Vatican City) Ecclesiastical
Honduras Democratic constitutional republic
Hong Kong Limited Democracy
Hungary Parliamentary Democracy
Iceland Constitutional Republic
India Federal Republic
Indonesia Republic
Iran Theocratic republic
Iraq Parliamentary Democracy
Ireland Republic, Parliamentary Democracy
Isle of Man Parliamentary Democracy
Israel Parliamentary Democracy
 Italy Republic
Jamaica Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a
commonwealth realm
Japan A parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Jersey Parliamentary Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Jordan Constitutional Monarchy
Kazakhstan Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power
outside the executive branch
Kenya Republic
Kiribati Republic
Kosovo Republic
Kuwait Constitutional Emirate
Kyrgyzstan Republic
Laos Communist State
Latvia Parliamentary Democracy
Lebanon Republic
Lesotho Parliamentary constitutional Monarchy
Liberia Republic
Libya Operates under a transitional government
Liechtenstein Hereditary Constitutional Monarchy
Lithuania Parliamentary Democracy
Luxembourg Constitutional Monarchy
Macau Limited Democracy
Madagascar Republic
Malawi Multiparty Democracy
Malaysia Constitutional Monarchy
Maldives Republic
Mali Republic
Malta Republic
Marshall Islands Constitutional government in free association with the US;
the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21
October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force
May 2004
Mauritania Military Junta
Mauritius Parliamentary Democracy
Mayotte NA
Mexico Federal Republic
Moldova Republic
Monaco Constitutional Republic
Mongolia Parliamentary
Montenegro Republic
Montserrat NA
Morocco Constitutional Monarchy
Mozambique Republic
Namibia Republic
Nauru Republic
Nepal Federal Democratic Republic
Netherlands Constitutional Monarchy
Netherlands Antilles Parliamentary
New Caledonia Parliamentary representative Democracy
New Zealand Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Nicaragua Republic
Niger Republic
Nigeria Federal Republic
Niue Self-governing parliamentary Democracy
Norfolk Island NA
North Kora Communist State one-man Dictatorship
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected
governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature.
Norway Constitutional Monarchy
Oman Monarchy
Pakistan Federal Republic
 Palau Constitutional government in free association with the US;
the Compact of Free Association into Force on 1 October
1994
Panama Constitutional Democracy
Papua New Guinea Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a
commonwealth realm
Paraguay Constitutional Republic
Peru Constitutional Republic
Philippines Republic
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland Republic
Portugal Republic; parliamentary Democracy
Puerto Rico Commonwealth
Qatar Emirate
Republic of Macedonia Parliamentary Democracy
Romania Republic
Russia Federation
Rwanda Republic’ presidential, multiparty system
Saint Kitts and Nevis Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Lucia Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Parliamentary Representative Democracy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Samoa Parliamentary Democracy
San Marino Republic
Sao Tome and Principe Republic
Saudi Arabia Monarchy
Senegal Republic
Serbia Republic
Serbia and Montenegro Republic
Seychelles Republic
Sierra Leone Constitutional Democracy
Singapore Parliamentary Republic
Slovakia Parliamentary Democracy
Slovenia Parliamentary Republic
Solomon Islands Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Somalia In the process of building a federated parliamentary republic
South Africa Republic
South Korea Republic
South Sudan Republic
Spain Parliamentary Monarchy
Sri Lanka Republic
Sudan Federal Republic ruled by the National Congress party
(NCP), which came to power by military coup in 1989; the
CPA- mandated government of National Unity, which since
2005 provided a percentage of leadership posts to the south
Sudan based Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM),
was disbanded following the secession of South Sudan.
Suriname Constitutional Democracy
Svalbard NA
Swaziland Monarchy
Sweden Constitutional Monarchy
Switzerland Formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal
republic
Syria Republic under an authoritarian regime
Taiwan Multiparty Democracy
Tajikistan Republic
Tanzania Republic
Thailand Constitutional Monarchy
The Bahamas Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a
commonwealth realm
The Gambia Republic
Togo Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
 Tokelau NA
Tonga Constitutional Monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentary Democracy
Tunisia Republic
Turkey Republican Parliamentary Democracy
Turkmenistan Defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential
republic; in actually displays authoritarian rule, with power
concentrated within the presidential administration.
Turks and Caicos Islands NA
Tuvalu Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Uganda Republic
Ukraine Republic
United Arab Emirates Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE
federal government and other powers reserved to member
emirates
United Kingdom Constitutional Monarchy and Commonwealth realm
United States Constitution based federal republic; strong democratic
tradition
Uruguay Constitutional Republic
Uzbekistan Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power
outside the executive branch
Vanuatu Parliamentary Republic
Venezuela Federal Republic
Vietnam Communist State
Virgin Islands NA
Wallis and Futuna Parliamentary representative democratic French overseas
collectivity
Western Sahara Legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved;
territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front ( Popular
Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de
Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a
government in exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
(SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed
ABDELAZIZ.
Yemen Republic
Zambia Republic
Zimbabwe

Different Types of Government

Anarchy- a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental
authority.
Authoritarian- a form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizen
lives.
Commonwealth- a nation, state or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the
people for the common good.
Communist- a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single
often authoritarian party holds power; state controls imposed with the elimination of private ownership of
property or capital while claiming to make progress towards higher social order in which all goods are
equally shared by the people society.
Confederacy- a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces or territories that creates a central
government with limited powers; the constituent entitles retain supreme authority over all matters except
those delegated to the central government.
Constitutional- a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets
forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions and limits of
that government.
Constitutional democracy- a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled
out in a governing constitution.
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.
Democracy- a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is
usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically
renewed. PURE DEMOCRACY- INVOLVE IN ELECTION, POLICY,
Democratic republic- a state in which the Supreme Court rest in the body of citizens entitled to vote for
officers and representatives responsible to them.
Dictatorship- a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted
by a constitution or laws).
Ecclesiastical- a government administrated by a church.
Emirate- similar to a monarchy or sultanate, a government in which the Supreme court is in the hands of
an emir (the ruler of a Muslim state); the emir may be an absolute overlord or a sovereign with
constitutionally limited authority.
Federal (Federation) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided, usually by
means of constitution between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies or
provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confidence
in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional
units.
Federal republic- a state in which the powers if the central government are restricted and in which the
component parts (states, colonies- or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign
power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives.
Islamic Republic- a particular form of government adopted by some Muslim states; although such a
states is, in theory, a theocracy, its remains a republic, but its laws are required to be compatible with the
laws of Islam.
Maoism- the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-
tung), which states that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to
keep in touch with the people.
Marxism- the political, economic and social principles espoused by 19 th century economist Karl Marx; he
viewed the struggle of workers as a progression of historical forces that would proceed from a class
struggle of the proletariat (workers) exploited by capitalist (business owners), to a socialist “dictatorship
of the proletariat.” To, finally, a classless society communism.
Marxism-Leninism- an expanded form of communism developed by Vladimir Lenin from doctrines of
Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of worker struggle
from developed to underdeveloped counties,
Monarchy- a government in which the Supreme Court 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, such as a king, queen or prince with constitutionally limited authority.
Oligarchy- a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority
generally based on wealth or power.
Parliamentary democracy- a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the
government, a prime minister, premier or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers, according to party
strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility: to the
people as well as to the parliament.
Parliamentary government (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) - a government in which members
of an executive branch (the cabinet ad its leader- prime minister, premier or chancellor) 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 (legislature) by means of a no-confidence vote or the leader of
the cabinet may dissolved the parliament if it can no longer function.
Parliamentary monarchy- a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation
or implementation true governmental leadership is carried out by the cabinet and its head a prime
minister, premier or chancellor who are drawn from a legislature.
Presidential- a system of government where the executive branch exists separately from a legislature (to
which it is generally not accountable).
Republic- a representative democracy in which the people’s elected deputies (representative), not the
people themselves, vote on.
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 actually, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than dictatorships over
workers by a ruling elite.
Sultanate- similar to a monarchy, a government in which is in hands of as Sultan (the head of a Muslim);
the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority.
Theocracy- a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the Deity’s
laws are interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.); a government subject to
religious authority.

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