TYPES OF

GOVERNMENT
 What is a
GOVERNMENT?
It is the formal institutions through which
people are ruled.
ARISTOTLE

Monarchy
(One )

ARISTOCRACY
(Few )

Polity
(Many )
 TYRANNY – ruled by cruel dictator

OLIGARCHY - small group exercises control for

corrupt and selfish purposes

OCHLOCRACY /mob rule - large groups of people

acting without the consent of the government authorities
 MONARCHY

Through heredity By a King or Queen

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 What is a
CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT?
It is the formal institutions through which
people are ruled.
 What is Democracy?
-government derives its authority from the
people.
 DIRECT

REPRESENTATIVE

CONSTITUTIONAL
 What is Dictatorship?
Ruled by a military leader and the power is
concentrated to himself.
 Government Based on
Distribution of Authority
Federal Government
Unitary Government
 UNITARY
GOVERNMENT
- National or central government performs all
government functions.
 FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
-  dividing up power between a central
national government and local state governments that are
connected to one another by the national government. 
 Government Based on
the Relationship Between
Executive and
Legislative of
Government
 PARLIAMENTARY PRESIDENTIAL
1. The Executive Branch is NOT 1. The Executive Branch IS
separated from Legislature separated from Legislature
2. The Executive is accountable for 2. The Executive is NOT
legislature accountable for legislature
3. The Head of the State and 3. Same person is the Head of State
Government is separated or different and Government
4. Prime Minister – Head of the 4. President – Head of State and
Government Government
President - Head of the State
Government Based on
Legality or Legitemacy
DE JURE - legitimate
DE FACTO - illegitimate