Government Types

Absolute Monarchy
An Absolute Monarchy is an old system of government still practiced by Arrakanium and Mascron. In an Absolute Monarchy, a single ruler has unlimited power without any constitution to keep it in check. Rulers usually reign for life and inherit the position from family members, though exceptions can occur especially when a ruling line dies out. Unlike in a Constitutional Monarchy, there is no room for any other legislative bodies, and especially none that limit the sovereign's power.

Constitutional Monarchy
Dorminia and Varenth are the two largest examples of Constitutional Monarchies, though both vary greatly in how much power the monarch has. What is shared between all Constitutional Monarchies, is that there is a monarch at the head of the government with some amount of power, and a constitution binding what the government can or cannot do. Dorminia's government is one where the monarch has very little power in practice, with most being delegated to the parliament. Varenth, on the other hand, gives near limitless power to the monarch, as long as they follow the laws in the national constitution.

Republic
Practiced in Cirinia, Briece, Gilatria, and Donuva. The most widely used form of government, Republicanism involves representatives being elected by the people to form legislation and administer the government. A Republic can have varying degrees of influence over the every day life of people. In Cirinia many decisions are made by the government, for example, and the elected officials hold great sway over their people. In Gilatria though, the government has a very hands off approach to administration.

Socialism
Though not actually put into practice, Socialism is an idea first suggested by the very popular and well published philosopher Theodore Drebber, an Ulthian who lived from 1675 to 1759. Drebber wrote of the struggles of the working class around the world, and observed that while corporations and capitalist governments were allowed to still have great power the world, the working class as a whole would never be able to be truly successful.

As a solution to this issue, the followers of Drebber look to his book "A Fair Society" for the answer. In it, Drebber discusses a hypothetical government, in which there are no social classes and the nation's resources and wealth is redistributed evenly among the populace. The government's officials are all elected in this system with universal suffrage, and at any time the people can elect to remove officials from office.