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=**Examples of different types of Governments** Most civic theories are more trusting of public institutions, and can be characterizing on a scale from least (mob rule) to most (the totalitarian) degree of trust placed in key public institutions. At the risk of extreme oversimplification, an historical view of civic theory in action suggests that the theories be ranked as follows:
 * ~ Philosophy ||~ Description ||~ Example ||
 * Ochlocracy|Ochlocracy (aka: Mob Rule) || Trusting of the instincts and power of large groups—no consistent civics at all.[1] ||  ||
 * Anarchism|Anarchism || No government or other hierarchy, a common ethical code enforced only by personal governance and voluntary association.[2] ||  ||
 * Minarchy|Minarchy || A minimal hierarchy—e.g. sometimes said to include Eco-anarchism ||  ||
 * Libertarianism|Libertarianism || A philosophy based on the premise that all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one should be forced to sacrifice his/her values or property for the benefit of others. The government would be limited to protection of the country. ||  ||
 * Direct_democracy|Direct democracy || Decisions made directly by the people without guidance or moral suasion, usually relying on multiple choices laid out by experts || as advocated by Ross Perot ||
 * Deliberative_democracy|Deliberative democracy || Decisions made by locally grouped citizens obligated to participate in consensus decision making process || as advocated by Ralph Nader ||
 * Representative_democracy|Representative democracy || A political class of elected representatives is trusted to carry out duties for the electors – these may be responsible to any group in society, or none, once elected || United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, USA, France, Germany, India ||
 * Technocracy_(bureaucratic)|Technocracy || Reliance on castes of bureaucrats and scientists to rule society, and define risk for the whole society – sometimes generalized into anticipatory democracy. Can be interpreted as leading to or including kleptocracy || China ||
 * Aristocracy|Aristocracy || General trust in one class in society to rule and protect, e.g. members of particular noble families that have worked for and/or defended the community across many generations (i.e. "old" money), upholding traditions, standards of living, art, culture, commerce, and defense. Not to be confused with plutocracy, where rule is based solely on financial wealth. ||  ||
 * Theocracy|Theocracy || Government lead by religious beliefs or culture. Theocracies are led by powerful religious figures and follow rules based on religious documents. || Vatican City ||
 * Constitutional monarchy|Constitutional monarchy || A Monarch|monarch, possibly purely symbolic and devoted to Moral_example|moral example, avoiding vesting such popularity in any less trustworthy political figure—typically tied to at least some deliberative institutions, and making the monarch a tiebreaker or mediator or coach || United Kingdom, Spain, Japan ||
 * Absolute_monarchy|Absolute monarchy || A Monarchy|monarchy who carries absolute power, with no requirement to answer to the Legislature|legislature, Judiciary|judiciary, or the Citizenship|citizenry. Rule is generally acquired hereditarily. || Saudi_Arabia|Saudi Arabia, Brunei|Brunei, Oman|Oman ||
 * Dictatorship|Dictatorship || A political or military ruler who has the powers of the monarch, but whose basis for rule is not hereditary, but based upon military or political power || Benito_Mussolini|Benito Mussolini, Napoleon_Bonaparte|Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf_Hitler|Adolf Hitler, Julius_Caesar|Julius Caesar, Joseph_Stalin|Joseph Stalin, Fidel_Castro|Fidel Castro ||
 * //Note: examples are included only to help familiarize readers with the basic idea of the scale—they are not intended to be conclusive or to categorize these individuals other than the civics that they exercise or exemplify.// ||