what are the two main forms of government?
This isn't a good explanation.
(These statements, were posted by original answerer, corrected for grammatical errors.)
In my humble opinion, there are not, ONLY, two types of government.
Unless you are attempting to simplify government types to Elected and Unelected.2. Leader may not be fit to lead. That is, he's psychologically or physically incapable of leading.
COUNTRIES:Cuba(Dictatorship), North Korea(Dictatorship).
In closing, these are the most basic definitions of government, either people are elected to lead or they take leadership. The truth of the matter is that in any type of government there is a combination of both.
For instance, in our representative republic, we vote on our leaders to represent our interests as sovereign individuals and our states. They are elected, they then appoint persons to carry our their orders. These appointed are the unelected leaders. They may execute powers not directly enumerated by the citizenry, and in some cases may be appointed for life.
A good example is the Attorney General. Although it is not widely known, the A.G. serves at the whim of the president, if they do a good job in one administration they may be relieved of duties in the next for political reasons. Technically, the position is for life.
As to the other side...
Dictatorships, Absolute monarchies, and Theocracies may have leaders for life, but whether or not they realize it, some of their subordinates are elected.
The reason I draw this conclusion is two-fold.
First, the leader has advisers, these persons suggest appointments, if more than one adviser suggest the same person they have voted in consensus. Intentionally or not is irrelevant.
Second, if a person becomes popular with the people he may be appointed a position of power. This is the people voting without casting a ballot.
Copyright © 2026 eLLeNow.com All Rights Reserved.