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As to relationship between the executive and the legislative branches of the government:
Parliamentary government - the executive is dependent on the legislative
Presidential government - the executive is constitutionally vested with powers making it
independent from legislative department
Other forms:
Civil government - the affairs of the state are administered and directed by the citizens or their
representatives
Military government - established and administered by a belligerent in the territory of an enemy
occupied by him
Constitutional government - the powers of those who rule are defined and limited by the constitution
Despotic government - the powers of those who rule are vague and may seem limitless because
it is not defined nor limited by the constitution
Elective government - the state confers powers upon a person or organization chosen by qualified
voters and the holding of powers is for a limited term and under certain conditions
Hereditary government - the state confers the powers of government upon a person or
organization standing in a certain family relations to his or their immediate predecessors
Coordinate government - the powers of the government is distributed among separate
departments equally independent of but coordinate with each other
Consolidated government - the state confides all governmental powers to a single body
De jure government - established according to the constitution of the state and has the general
support of the people
De facto government - established against existing constitution of the state and is maintained
against the rightful and lawful government
Revolutionary government - installed, whether by force or otherwise, not in accordance with the
procedure prescribed in an existing constitution