Government is a legal or political institution that regulates the relationship among members of society as well between the society and outsiders. Monarchies and democracies are two examples.
A Monarchy, where a single family ruled from generation to generation, was the most common type of government till the 19 century, In other words ruling power is hereditary. There are two sub forms of a Monarchy based on the extent of monarch’s power: ABSOLUTE where the monarch has no or few legal limitations, like Louis XIV in France and CONSTITUTIONAL which the individual has limited or no political power, Queen Elisabeth II who has rather a ceremonial role.
Democracy is a form of government in which the power belongs to the people. There are also two main types of democracy according to the way the power is distributed: DIRECT where all eligible citizens have a direct impact on the decision taking of the government and the more common REPRESENTATIVE form in which citizens exercise their power through elected representatives.