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The Different Types Of Government

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Introduction
When we speak of the government a lot of questions runs through the minds of people such as, where did it start from? who where the founders of government? how did the different types of government come about? During the first civilization in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, Mexico and other places there where small communities know as kingdoms. These Kingdoms were governed by Kings, and from this civilization was established. These kings had different ways of ruling their kingdoms and from these methods of ruling, government came into existence. The term government refers to the way a group of people are ruled and how their rulers are chosen.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States defined government …show more content…

A monarchy system of government is when the country is headed by one person that is either a king or queen, a perfect example is Great Britain. Aristocracy is when the country is ruled by “aristocrats”. Aristocrats are mainly educated and rich people.
Dictatorship is when a person or a group of people rule a country the way they feel is right. The views of the people are normally not taken into consideration during decision making, an example is North Korea. The United States of America, is a country made up of 50 states. In 1789, George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. At this time, a constitution was introduced that made the USA function through a federal system of government. This system of government was called federal system because it was signed by 13 states that gave up their freedom and independence in order to from a central government. When the 13 states decided to join hands to make one nation, some states decide to keep their policy and trade negotiations and the federal government could only do what the states permitted. This explains why the United States is an example of federalism. This is a system in which the nation shares powers with the lower level of government. The constitution grants two major types of powers to the congress: the expressed and implied. The expressed power of congress stated in Article 1, gives the legislation branch a huge

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