Find out if there are other kinds of government where the government is not responsible to the Parliament or legislature.
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Here's a rundown of the various forms of government, with definitions provided by "The World Factbook."
Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitution or legally organized opposition.
Anarchy - a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority.
Authoritarian - a form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives.
Commonwealth - a nation, state or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good.
Communist - a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single -- often authoritarian -- party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people (i.e., a classless society).
Confederacy (Confederation) - a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces or territories that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme authority over all matters except those delegated to the central government.
Constitutional - a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions and limits of that government.
Constitutional democracy - a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution.
Constitutional monarchy - a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom.
Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed.
Democratic republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.
Dictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws).
Ecclesiastical - a government administrated by a church.
Emirate - similar to a monarchy or sultanate, a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of an emir (the ruler of a Muslim state); the emir may be an absolute overlord or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority.
Federal (Federation) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided -- usually by means of a constitution -- between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units.
Federal republic
Islamic republic
Maoism
Marxism
Marxism-Leninism
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Parliamentary government (Cabinet-Parliamentary government)
Parliamentary monarchy
Presidential
Republic
Socialism,Sultanate,Theocracy, Totalitarian
The other kinds of governments where the government is not responsible to the Parliament or legislature are:
- Anarchy
- Absolute Monarchy
- Commonwealth
- Authoritarian
- Confederation
- Communist
- Constitutional Democracy
- Constitutional Monarchy
- Democratic Republic
- Democracy
- Dictatorship
- Emirate
- Federal Republic
- Federation
- Maoism
- Islamic Republic
- Monarchy
- Parliamentary Monarchy
- Socialism