{"product_id":"2940154065624","title":"Forms of Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eForms of government are the different systems and structures that are adopted for administering a State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForms of government are the different ways in which the structures and functions of government are arranged in different States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is in this lucid manner that this book will teach you forms of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf power resides in one person whose position is succeeded through inheritance, it is a monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf power resides in a few noble people that promote the common good, it is an aristocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf power resides in a few people that promote their self interests, it is an oligarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf power resides in the majority of people that have elected representatives that promote the common good, it is a democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf power resides in one person that uses power cruelly and without popular consent, it is a dictatorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the executive is responsible to the legislature, it is parliamentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the executive is not responsible to the legislature, it becomes presidential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the government is centralized, it is unitary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the government is decentralized, it is federal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if the government is loosely decentralized, it becomes confederal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor forms of government, as Alexander Pope said, let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Anamgba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179404345584,"sku":"2940154065624","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154065624_p0.jpg?v=1764107489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154065624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}