Governments of the World

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prof. pierros

April 30, 2012

American Government

POS 1100

prof. pierros

April 30, 2012

American Government

POS 1100

Government and politics is all around, there is no escaping it. Every country has its own type of government, some more extreme than others. Whether it’s a dictatorship, democracy, monarchy, or any other type of government each country is ruled. There is always a unique twist on how policy and rule is made in that country and how it is voted on, and passed into law. Some countries allow their citizens to vote. Others don’t have any say in what goes on they just have to accept it or be punished. Government is defined as, “the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.” (http://dictionary.reference.com) In this paper the countries each have their own unique government and each one will be explained.

The United States of America has had one of the most powerful governments in the world and it continues to be one of the strongest. The United States in some eyes is considered to be the world superpower. This means that the people elected into power take the role of being some of the most powerful people in the world. So how does one of the strongest governments in the world work?

For starters the United States is a, “Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition” (https://www.cia.gov). The constitution for the United States has been in place since 1787. The unique part about it is that not much has changed over time about the constitution. Over time there have been only 27 amendments to the constitution, with the first ten being written soon after the constitution was written, these first ten are...