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# Governance

You are able to make a variety of different governance customizations based on the community.

Common currently supports:

* Governor Alpha
* Governor Bravo
* Aave
* Substrate
* Cosmos
* Sputnik (V2)
* Snapshot
* Polling

Each of these on-chain governance contracts will have slightly different user interfaces. Additionally, each community will have slightly different implementations of the specific governance contracts.

### Traditional Governance

In traditional governance, nations set a code of laws for their communities. In many nations, citizens vote for representatives who allocate the national budget and create/amend laws.

Corporations (legal entities) then control much of the community's economic activity. They have their own corporate governance, with executive officers, a board of directors, and shareholders. In turn, the corporations are governed by the courts and the national code of laws.

### Decentralized Governance

Decentralized governance, refers to new methodologies for coordinating communities and allocating resources. Some characteristics of this model include:

* usage of code for enforceable "laws"
* more direct democracy
* increased resiliency from outside forces (i.e. corruption or censorship)