Forms of

government
The government is a political system by which a country or a state is administrated.
Its functions are to
 Build the infrastructure of the country
 look after the welfare of the country
 maintain law and order of the country
when we talk about the forms of government, we have to under stand its powers functions.
The functions carry out by its three organs the legislature which is law making organ, the
executive which implements these laws and the judiciary which sees to it that these laws are
carried out
 Democracy and authoritarianism
Democratic governments and non – democratic or authoritarian governments are classified in to
The basis of answerability to people. The word democracy means the authority of people.
Development of the human personalities is possible only when the individual enjoys freedom of
action and speech.
 Parliamentary and presidential
These forms are based on the extent to which the executive and the legislature, are dependent
Or independent of each other. Under the presidental system, the legislature and the executive
are separate. There is separation of powers.