What is Regime?
A '''regime''' is the [[leader]] and other people who run a [[government]] of a [[sovereign state]]. There are many kinds of regimes. They can achieve [[Influence|power]] in many ways. Depending on the time and place and local [[civics]] like the [[electoral system]], they can lose power in many ways too. The most common way for a regime to lose power was a [[coup]], [[invasion]] or [[revolution]] until the [[20th century]]. After that it became very dangerous and difficult to use these methods. Peaceful regime change is usually by an [[election]] - this method is now used by more than half the people on the [[Earth]]. It is called [[representative democracy]]. Such regimes are often called '''administration'''s to make it clear they are not [[dictator]]s, and since the [[executive branch]] does not have all the power itself - it may share it with a [[legislative branch]]. Also the [[judicial branch]] is separate. The [[court]]s are not usually considered part of the regime. However, some things are the same no matter how the regime achieved power: *The regime needs help among people outside the regime and government to stay in power - these may be in the [[military]] or a [[political party]]. *Military and [[police]] obey the regime's orders, and can kill people. If they would not do so, then, it would be possible to change regimes by force. *[[Trade]] and [[tax]] is set by the regime, which can take [[money]] away. *The regime speaks for the whole country when dealing with other countries. When many regimes negotiate at the [[United Nations]] or [[World Trade Organization]], it does not matter at all how each regime got its power. It matters only that they can agree and make everyone in their country do as the agreement says. When someone wants a regime to change in another country, they usually are not able to do this by any means other than violence or interfering in its [[election]]. This is common if a regime is threatened by another regime. [[Category:Forms of government]]