Difference between revisions of "Government"
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* [[Meritocracy]] | * [[Meritocracy]] | ||
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* [[Plutocracy]] | * [[Plutocracy]] | ||
* [[Socialist State]] | * [[Socialist State]] | ||
* [[Theocracy]] | * [[Theocracy]] | ||
[[Category:politics]] | [[Category:politics]] | ||
Revision as of 15:05, July 24, 2007
A government is an entity that has the authority to make and enforce laws within a geopolitical boundary. Governments are established by a set of penultimate norms, also known as constitutions. In the American system of democracy, some laws are created by representatives. Around the world and throughout history, there have been many types of governments.