W8-2.Government


1. summary
Governments are systems or groups of people that govern organized communities, mostly national but often corporate or other organizations. Most of the government consists of the legislature, the administration and the judiciary. Governments are not only mechanisms for determining policies, but also means by which organizational policies are implemented. The main aspect of government philosophy is how to gain political power, the two main forms of electronic contest and heredity.
It forms the formation of an early government as small urban countries began to emerge about 5,000 years ago. The spread of republican forms of government has increased since the end of the 17th century, and liberal democracy has become a much more general form of government since the fall of the Berlin Wall.


2. interesting

I was surprised to learn that the form of government was more diverse than I thought. The government I've been thinking about has been limited to democracy. Many forms of government, such as dictatorship and communism, were not considered government. I didn't even doubt it because I thought it was too obvious, but it was fun to learn something new.


3. discussion

There are various forms of government, and what is the background behind these forms? And what are the reasons why other forms of government, except for certain types of government that are currently overwhelming, are not used well today?


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 8, 2020 at 2:39 AM

    Dictatorship is a form of government that does not currently exist. Dictatorship is efficient when society is small and simple. As such, dictatorships do not seem to exist now, as there is a high probability that the inefficiency will increase if the social scale is large and complex.

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