Government

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Government is an organization whose stated purpose is to protect citizens from internal and external threats, as well as to take on expensive public works projects that would otherwise not be undertaken. Can be simple or bureaucratic. It should technically have some level of sovereignty within its own jurisdiction. There are those who consider that adult human beings have a natural right to control themselves. This view is represented by, among others, libertarians. The Government is a group of people who are governing the people with authority. Some theorists believe that we need a government and that it is a by product of our need to live in communities. There are currently eight types of Government:

Anarchy: the lack of ruling amongst the people
Democracy: officials are voted into power but the people always hold the real power
Despotism: one elite ruler and every one else is his/her slaves and servants
Dictatorship: one person has all power and ignores the people; this version has been attributed to George W. Bush
Monarchy: power is passed down from one person to another without any say by any one else, this was the norm in the medieval days of Earth
Oligarchy: the people are ruled by a small group of people who share similar interests
Plutocracy: the rich rule it all; if conspiracy theories are true then this may be the case already
Theocracy: is when religion rules all