User blog:Yuy168/Alternate Government Forms.

After I made the feudalisim blog, I decided I would make this as a list of idea's for governments besides Democracies or Monarchies. This would not effect system listing like feudalisim would. Some alternate government forms are as follows. Please not that besides Facisim and Communisim none of these are completely incompatable, and can be mixed and matched as you see fit. Some might already exist on this wiki. This Government list will not include traditional forms of government, as it's purpouse is to bring light to alternate forms of government that would be interesting.

Terminology
A Government type is broken into two Categories. Power Structure and Power Source. For example, The United States are a Federal Republic. The united states power structure is a Federation of semi-self governing states led by a central (federal government). The power source in this example is Republicanism. The Power source is where the Government gets legitimate authority.

Hegemony
Hegemony is similar to feudalisim and federation. In a hegemony the Hegemon state controls a vareity of lesser states of varying governments through implied power. Think the greek Leauge of Corinth. An example on this wiki that is combined with Feudalisim is the Mykarian Empire, which is a Hegemonal Theocracy.

Anocracy
An Anocracy is similar to an Anarchy, but instead of a lack of government there is a lack of Dominance within the Government. There is a state, but the central government is either nonexistant or incredibly weak, with warlords competing for power inside of the area of Sovreignty. Modern day examples include Afghanistan and Somalia.

Unitary State
One state under total control of the Government. Typically associated with socialisim, but many other countries use it. Usable withalmost any type of government.

These are just examples! feel free to google soem to get more ideas on government forms

Stratocracy
A stratocracy is a form of government headed by Military Officers. This is similar to the roman empire where Citizen-Soldiers had the right to vote and become representitives in Government. A stratocracy can be combined with almost any other form of government, as long as the ruling class is militant. The primary way of moving up in rank of a Stratocracy would either become a Citizen-Soldier and fight in wars, then become elected to a leadership position in the case of a Republican Stratocracy, or by rising through the ranks in other cases. In any Stratocratic society, citizenship is purely based on military service.

Autocracy
Rather common in the world. An autocracy is any government where the power is in the hands of a single man. Differs from Totalitarianisim in that the state does not try to control every aspect of life. Examples of Autorcracies include Sulla's rule of Rome, and Sweden in the 1500s. Frequently unstable/unsustainable due to ambitious people.

Totalitarianism
Very famous due to the works of George Orwell. The State has absolute power and tries to control the thoughts and actions of all of it's citizens. Famous examples include Nazi Germany and the USSR, but also countries like North Korea. Frequently unstable/unsustainable due to being seen as Immoral and causes dissent among the public.

Theocracy
A government form where the official head of state is a Diety and the rulers claim to be divinely inspired. Can wildly vary and combine with other government types depending on the religion. Ancient examples include the Papal States and the Knights Hospitallier.