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Differentiating the types of government

Discussing different democracies

When doing research in political science, a variety of forms of government are found. While many are familiar with the types of democracy, who knows about the differences between authoritarianism and totalitarianism? While there were only a few totalitarian regimes in human history, there are many examples of authoritarian countries today and in the past. Another important aspect when comparing nations are systems of government, which refers to the distribution of power within states. In other words, are countries federal, consisting of states with independent powers, such as the United States, or unitary where all power is held by the central government.