Question

Which form of government is found in most countries of the world?
A. Dictatorship
B. Democracy
C. Absolute monarchy
D. Rule of the Army.

Answer 1

Hint: The government is a system or an association of people that govern an organized unit generally a state or a nation. It can also be thought of as a supranational association, like the United Nations, League of Nations, or a small political entity like a city, township, or village.

Complete answer:
Democracy is a form of government in which the common citizens have the authority to choose who would govern their legislature. In representative democracies, people elect their representatives to the houses of the Parliament. This sort of democracy, where people choose representatives can be further divided into Parliamentary form of democracy and Presidential democracy. An authoritarian government which is also known as the Military dictatorship is a form of government in which the control of the government lies in the hands of the military and its political designees. The form of government that constitutionally or traditionally is ruled by an army is known as stratocracy.

Monarchy is a form of government with a monarch or a member of the royal family as the head of state. The passing of the throne is usually hereditary and is passed down in the royal family generation after generation. Democracy is the most widely followed form of government.

The correct answer is option B.

Note: The term democracy first emerged in the fifth century BC in the Greek city-states of Athens. Democracy can be roughly translated as "the rule of the people" and it emerged in contrast to the word aristocracy which referred to the rule of an elite.