There are many types government used to rule small and large bodies of people. Three types of governments that the founding fathers had extended knowledge of include a monarchy, republic and a democracy. Each of type of government has their strengths and weaknesses, and each have been used to govern a population throughout time. A monarchy is a form of government where the sovereignty is vested in one person, usually for life. The office may …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…of the constituents, sometimes subordinating their own judgment. Pure democracy is only practical in simple situations. An example of democracy is ancient Greece. In conclusion, in reviewing the three types of governments, I favor republics because of the weakness and strengths of the various types of governments. While democracies and monarchies have been chosen to govern populations, our founding fathers chose a republic with democratic views by which to establish the United States of America.