section_path: Political system/Forms of government
section_name: Forms of government
paragraph_text: Forms of government
  
  Forms of government can be classified by several ways. In terms of the structure of power, there are monarchies (including constitutional monarchies) and republics (usually presidential, semi-presidential, or parliamentary).
  
  The separation of powers describes the degree of horizontal integration between the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, and other independent institutions.