Forms of Governments
By Prof. Jet. T. Castillo
Why do we need a government?
•Imagine life without a government?
•Anarchy
Protection of society and its members
•Security of persons
•Security of property
•Administration of justice
•Preservation of state from external danger
•Dealing of state with foreign powers
•Advancement of physical, social, and cultural well-being of people
Forms of Government
•Many dichotomies
•Dichotomy 1: Based on Freedom and Rights of the People
•Dichotomy 2: Based on Number of Rulers
•Dichotomy 3: Based on Extent of Powers of the Central Government
•Dichotomy 4: Based on the Relationship of the Branches of Gov’t.
•States may adopt combinations of these dichotomies
A. Based on Freedom and Rights of People
•DEMOCRACY •COMMUNISM
DEMOCRACY
•People are powerful in the sense that they have a voice in running the
government.
•They have a wide range of rights and liberties.
•People have freedom to be who they want to be.
•Free market economy, capitalism.
COMMUNISM
•Government has full control of the political and economic lives of the
people.
•Equal distribution of wealth. No rich, no poor.