10 Governmenets

US Government
The government of the United States is a constitutional republic in which officials are elected by the people and are sworn to abide by the Constitution. The US government is divided into three governing bodies. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches. This division of branches and a system of checks and balances ensures no one person or group of people becomes too powerful. The foundation of the government of the US as a democracy was in direct opposition to the monarchy that it was created during. The Founding Fathers of the US disagreed with the English monarchy imposed upon the American colonies. They decided the US would not make the same mistakes as the English monarchy. Although the US is a perfect example of a functioning democracy in the realm of countries the US is still relatively young, only a little over 200 years old. It should be noted that many empires have lasted far longer than the US so the idea that democracy is the key to lasting long is still to be proven.

Chinese Government
The Chinese Government, or the Government of the People’s Republic of China is a communist government. Power is divided amongst the People’s Liberation Army, the Communist Part of China and the Central People’s government. Although China and America have never been in a war when both their allies where fighting in what is now North and South Korea both sides killed each others troops. With the war in Korea over China has now become one of Americas most important allies, China owning over 1.16 trillion dollars of America’s 14 trillion plus dollar deficit. In the past communist countries have not fared well, this being due to the fact that all of the power of a country is in one persons hands. The responsibility is to much for one person to handle without becoming corrupt. China has lasted this long because it has slowly evolved and embraced more democratic ideals, ⅓ of China’s economy is in the private sector, which is an indication of the Chinese government stepping back and letting transactions take place without direct interaction. If history continues to repeat itself than China’s government will eventually crumble.