Forms of Government Worldwide

Governments around the world take different forms based on who holds power and how they got it: in a democracy, power comes from the people through elections; in a monarchy, a king, queen, or royal family holds the position of head of state, actually governing directly in an absolute monarchy but serving a largely ceremonial role in a constitutional monarchy, where elected officials hold the real governing power instead; and in an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in one leader or a small group with little real accountability to the people, regardless of what that government calls itself. Many real governments combine elements of more than one form rather than fitting neatly into just one category.

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