Question

What is a form of government? On what basis is a democratic or an authoritarian government classified?

Answer 1

Following are the forms of government:

• Democratic and authoritarian
• Parliamentary and presidential
• Unitary and federal

Democratic and authoritarian government is classified on the basis of whether a government is answerable to its citizens or not. Democratic government is selected by the people and it is completely answerable to the people for the decisions it takes. The authoritarian government means absolute obedience of people to the government, and citizens are not allowed to raise any objections against government.