1. Republic
A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch, where the people of that state or country (or at least a part of that people) have impact on its government, and that is usually indicated as a republic.
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2. Democracy
In political theory, Democracy describes a small number of related forms of government and also a political philosophy. A common feature of democracy as currently understood and practiced is competitive elections. Competitive elections are usually seen to require freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and some degree of rule of law. Civilian control of the military is often seen as necessary to prevent military dictatorship and interference with political affairs. In some countries, democracy is based on the philosophical principle of equal rights.
Example of countries following this system: USA and Singapore!
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3. Marxism/ Coimmunism
Communist state is a term used by many political scientists to describe a form of government in which the state operates under a one-party system and declares allegiance to Marxism-Leninism or a derivative thereof.
What separates Communist states from other one-party systems is the fact that ruling authorities in a Communist state refer to Marxism-Leninism as their guiding ideology. For Marxist-Leninists, the state and the Communist Party claim to act in accordance with the wishes of the industrial working class; for Maoists, the state and party claim to act in accordance to the peasantry.
List of current Communist states
Countries where institutions of the communist party and state are intertwined:
- People's Republic of China (since 1949); Communist Party of China
- Republic of Cuba (Cuban Revolution in 1959, socialist state declared in 1961); Communist Party of Cuba
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (since 1948); Korean Workers' Party officially describes itself as a socialist republic governed according to the ideology of Juche, which is derived from Marxist-Leninist theory.[12]
- Lao People's Democratic Republic (since 1975); Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since 1976); Communist Party of Vietnam (ruled the Democratic Republic of Vietnam since 1954)
4. Socialism
Socialism is a broad array of ideologies and political movements with the goal of a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community for the purposes of increasing social and economic equality and cooperation. This control may be either directly exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils or indirectly exercised on behalf of the people by the state. As an economic system, socialism is often characterized by socialized (state or community) ownership of the means of production).
Recent facts:
In some Latin American countries, socialism has re-emerged in recent years, with an anti-imperialist stance, the rejection of the policies of neo-liberalism and the nationalisation or part nationalisation of oil production, land and other assets. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Bolivian President Evo Morales, for instance, refer to their political programs as socialist. Chávez has coined the term "21st century socialism" (sometimes translated more literally as "Socialism of the 21st century"). After winning re-election in December 2006, President Chávez said, "Now more than ever, I am obliged to move Venezuela's path towards socialism."[45]
5. Dictatorship
Autocratic--An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single self appointed ruler.
List of Dictators in Modern Times
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia 2005-present[1]
- Bashar Assad -- Syria 2000-present
- Fidel Castro -- Cuba 1959 - 2008
- François Duvalier -- "Papa Doc" - Haiti
- Jean Claude Duvalier -- "Baby Doc" - Haiti Yusuke
- Alberto Fujimori -- Peru 1990 - 2000
- Adolf Hitler -- Germany 1933 - 1945
- Ho Chi Minh -- North Vietnam 1954 - 1969
- Saddam Hussein -- Iraq 1979 - 2003
- Kim Il-Sung -- North Korea 1948 - 1994
- Kim Jong Il -- North Korea 1994 -
- Alexander Lukashenko -- Belarus 1994-present
- Mao Zedong -- China 1949 - 1976
- Ferdinand Marcos -- Philippines 1972 - 1986
- Hosni Mubarak -- Egypt 1981-present
- Pervez Musharraf -- Pakistan 1998-present
- Pol Pot -- Cambodia 1975 - 1978
- Suharto -- Indonesia 1968 - 1998
- Sukarno -- Indonesia 1949 - 1968
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi -- Malaysia 2003-present