Forms of Government

Objectives

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This Lesson enables the Students - To know about the type of constitutions - To understand the forms of government - To learn the merits and demerits of the diff erent forms of government - To understand the diff erences between the Unitary and Federal, Presidential and Parliamentary forms of governments

Recap

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- Government refers to the executive function of the state. - Legislature, Executive, Judiciary are the three organs of government. - The four important forms of Governments are Unitary, Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential forms. - India practises a Parliamentary form of Government. - Governance is the process of decision making and the process by which they are implemented.