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You're cruising the Pacific in your luxury yacht when you come across a deserted island.

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Turns out, it's not so deserted after all.

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There's a bunch of islanders arguing about who owns all the coconuts.

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You approach them and ask who's in charge.

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No one, they say.

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You ask them if they have a government or any laws.

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One of them asks, what are those?

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Well, you say, a government organizes people and makes laws or rules to protect their property and rights.

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That means you won't have to fight over the coconuts anymore.

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You guys want to start one?

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The islanders nod.

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There are lots of different types, you say.

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First, you have to decide who gets to have the decision-making power.

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One type is a democracy.

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That's when you give everyone decision-making power.

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A democracy can either be direct or indirect.

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In a direct democracy, everyone gets a vote on every major decision.

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It works best for small groups like the one here on this island, but only if you guys

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can agree to follow the decision with the most votes.

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If you keep arguing like this, all your coconuts will rot.

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There's also an indirect democracy, also called a representative democracy, or simply, a republic.

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We have this type of government where I come from, the United States.

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We elect a few individuals to represent us as groups.

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We trust those people to make decisions in our best interests.

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If they don't, we can elect new representatives.

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An autocracy is when one person runs the government, making all the decisions.

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A monarchy is a type of autocracy run by a queen or a king.

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Monarchs rule for life and are hereditary, meaning each new queen or king is a family

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member of the previous monarch, usually a son or daughter.

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In an absolute monarchy, there's a single ruler with no limits on power.

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In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch is limited by a constitution and laws.

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A dictatorship is also an autocracy.

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A dictator rules a nation by force, making all government decisions, sometimes with the

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the help of advisors. Dictators want power for life. They like to take all the coconuts

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for themselves, if you know what I mean.

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But, uh, my dear young man, politics aren't necessary.

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Politics are rules imposed upon the people.

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In this country, rules are not imposed.

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They are the wish of all free citizens.

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Travel around a bit. Then you'll see how free they are.