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| 20 Mar 2016 04:37 PM |
1. Democracy
The word "democracy" literally means "rule by the people." In a democracy, the people govern.
2. Republic
A literal democracy is impossible in a political system containing more than a few people. All "democracies" are really republics. In a republic, the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws.
3. Monarchy
A monarchy consists of rule by a king or queen. Sometimes a king is called an "emperor," especially if there is a large empire, such as China before 1911. There are no large monarchies today. The United Kingdom, which has a queen, is really a republic because the queen has virtually no political power.
4. Aristocracy
An aristocracy is rule by the aristocrats. Aristocrats are typically wealthy, educated people. Many monarchies have really been ruled by aristocrats. Today, typically, the term "aristocracy" is used negatively to accuse a republic of being dominated by rich people, such as saying, "The United States has become an aristocracy."
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| 20 Mar 2016 04:39 PM |
Communist
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| 20 Mar 2016 04:39 PM |
DICTATORSHIP
inhale the tix, exhale the tix, inject the tix into my bloodstream |
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| 20 Mar 2016 04:39 PM |
Ideally a true democracy.
Take what I say with a grain of salt. |
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| 20 Mar 2016 04:40 PM |
a militaristic dictatorship or maybe a fascist one who knows I mean I already am familiar with one, the former |
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| 20 Mar 2016 04:43 PM |
| Monarchy, under certain conditions. |
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| 20 Mar 2016 05:00 PM |
social democracy, under your definition a republic transition into democratic socialism once machines begin replacing human workers and we have no more use for capitalism though |
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