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Anarchism
Aformofgovernmentwithnorulinghierarchy,insteaddecisionsaremadeatadirectlydemocratic
level:lawsarecreatedbycitizensalone,althoughtheymaybeenforcedbyinstitutionsthatarenot
publiclycontrolled.
Anarchy
Anarchyislackofacentralgovernment,asthereisnoonerecognizedgoverningauthorityin
anarchythereisnoeffectivegovernmentandeachindividualhasabsoluteliberty.Itisimportantto
note,however,thatthelackofagovernmenttoenforcelawsdoesnotautomaticallyimplythatthere
arenolawsanarchocapitalisminparticularpositsaformofanarchywithabodyofexplicitlaws.
Aristocracy
Aformofgovernmentinwhichaselectfewrulebasedoninheritedhereditaryright.
Autocracy
Aformofgovernmentinwhichthepoliticalpowerisheldbyasingle,selfappointedruler.
Communiststate
ahypotheticalstatelessentitythatfollowsaftersocialismasaccordingtoMarxisttheory.
Corporatocracy
aformofgovernmentwhereacorporation,agroupofcorporations,orgovernmententitieswith
privatecomponents,controlthedirectionandgovernanceofacountry.
Demarchy
ahypotheticalpoliticalsystemrunbyrandomlyselecteddecisionmakerswhohavebeenselectedby
sortition.Thinkselectingalegislatureorexecutiveinthesamemannerthatajuryispresently
selected.
Democracy
Referstoabroadrangeoftypesofgovernmentbaseduponthe"consentofthegoverned."Inits
purestformitisthesamethingasmobocracy,butitisusuallypracticedintheformofarepublic,
whichprovideschecksandbalancesandanestablishmentthatisabletotapanunrulymobonits
collectivehead.
Epistemocracy
autopiantypeofsocietyandgovernmentinwhichpeopleofrank,includingthoseholdingpolitical
office,arethosewhopossessepistemichumility.
Ethnocracy
aformofgovernmentwhererepresentativesofaparticularethnicgroupholdanumberof
governmentpostsdisproportionatelylargetothepercentageofthetotalpopulationthattheparticular
ethnicgroup(s)representsandusethemtoadvancethepositionoftheirparticularethnicgroup(s)to
thedetrimentofothers.InNaziGermanyethnicgroupsHitlersupportedheldallthepower.Neo
NazisoftenaccuseJewsofpossessinganethnocracyinthepersonoftheU.S.government,which
theycalltheZionistOccupationGovernment.
Exilarchy
aformofgovernment,usuallytheocraticormonarchic,thatisestablishedandconstitutedforrule
overanethnicorreligiousdiasporaratherthanovertheplaceoforiginwhencethediaspora
originates.
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Fascism
Thecountryisruledbyatotalitarianandcorporatistgovernment.Ithasalsogonebythenames
Nazism,Baathism,Corporatism,andFalangism.
Futarchy
SystemofgovernmentproposedbyeconomistRobinHansonbasedontheideaofvotingonacertain
outcomeandthenfiguringouthowtoachieveit.
Geniocracy
asystemofgovernmentwhichwasfirstproposedbyRael(leaderoftheInternationalRalian
Movement)in1977andwhichadvocatesproblemsolvingandcreativeintelligenceascriteriafor
regionalgovernance
Gerontocracy
aformofoligarchicalruleinwhichanentityisruledbyleaderswhoaresignificantlyolderthanmost
oftheadultpopulation.
Kakistocracy
Governmentbytheleastqualifiedormostunprincipledcitizens,"Governmentbytheworst."
Kleptocracy
atermappliedtoagovernmentthatextendsthepersonalwealthandpoliticalpowerofgovernment
officialsandtherulingclass(collectively,kleptocrats)attheexpenseofthepopulation.
Kratocracy
governmentbythosewhoarestrongenoughtoseizepowerthroughforceorcunning.
KritocracyorKrytocracy
agovernmentruledbyjudges.
Kritarchy
aformoforderspringingfromjudgmentsmadefromprinciplesofnaturalrights.
Logocracy
governmentbywords.
Meritocracy
agovernmentorotherorganizationwhereinappointmentsaremadeandresponsibilitiesaregiven
basedondemonstratedtalentandability,usuallyincentivising"merit".
Minarchy
apoliticalideologywhichmaintainsthatthestate'sonlylegitimatefunctionistheprotectionof
individualsfromaggression.
MobocracyorOchlocracy
governmentbymoboramassofpeople,ortheintimidationofconstitutionalauthoritiesthinkMonty
PythonandtheQuestfortheHolyGrail"witch/duck"mob
Monarchy
aformofgovernmentinwhichsupremepowerisabsolutelyornominallylodgedwithanindividual,
whoistheheadofstate,oftenforlifeoruntilabdication.Amonarchyusuallypossessesmorechecks
andbalancesthananautocracyordictatorship.
Noocracy
asocialandpoliticalsystemthatisbasedonthepriorityofhumanmind.
Oligarchy
aformofgovernmentinwhichpowereffectivelyrestswithasmallelitesegmentofsociety
distinguishedbyroyal,wealth,intellectual,family,militaryorreligioushegemony.
Panarchracy
apoliticalphilosophyemphasizingeachindividual'srighttofreelyjoinandleavethejurisdictionof
anygovernmentstheychoose,withoutbeingforcedtomovefromtheircurrentlocale.
Plutocracy
rulebythewealthy,orpowerprovidedbywealth.
Republic
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USdefinition:powerresidesinelectedindividualsrepresentingthecitizenbodyandgovernment
leadersexercisepoweraccordingtotheruleoflaw.
Internationaldefinition:governmentwithoutamonarch
Socialistrepublicorpeople'srepublic
astaterunbyacommunistparty,orworkerrepresentativedemocracy,wheredecisionsaretypically
centrallymade,andresourcesaredistributedbyneedandproducedbyability,whereworkers,orthe
Partycontrolthemeansofproduction.
Sociocracy
asystemofgovernanceusingconsentbaseddecisionmakingamongequivalentindividualsandan
organizationalstructurebasedoncyberneticprinciples.
Stratocracy
asystemofgovernmentinwhichthereisnodistinctionbetweenthemilitaryandthecivilpower.
Technocracy
aformofgovernmentinwhichengineers,scientists,andothertechnicalexpertsareincontrolof
decisionmakingintheirrespectivefields.
Tetrarchy
aformofgovernmentconsistingoffourallpowerfulrulers.
Theocracy
aformofgovernmentinwhichagodordeityisrecognizedasthestate'ssupremecivilruler.Since
saidgodordeityisusuallyabsentfromdecisionmaking,aselfappointedorelectedleaderorleaders
ofthereligionofsaidgodordeitywillruleinsteadthroughpersonalinterpretationofthelaws
commandedbythegodinthatreligion'swrittenlaw.
Theodemocracy
apoliticalsystemtheorizedbyJosephSmith,Jr.,founderoftheLatterDaySaintmovement
(Mormons).Asthenameimplies,theodemocracywasmeanttobeafusionoftraditionalrepublican
democraticrightsundertheUnitedStatesConstitution,combinedwiththeocraticelements.
Timocracy
either:astatewhereonlypropertyownersmayparticipateingovernmentoragovernmentwhere
rulersareselectedandperpetuatedbasedonthedegreeofhonortheyholdrelativetoothersintheir
society,peergrouporclass.
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