Form of Government
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| Federal republic | Fictional Organization Type | United States |
A federal republic is a federation of state with a republican form of government. A federation is the central government. The states in a federation also maintain all political sovereignty that they do not yield to the federation. Usage of the term...
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A monarchy is a form of government in which an individual rules as head of state, often for life or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch.
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Libya |
A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military; it is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military.
Like any dictatorship, a military dictatorship may be...
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Quotation Subject | Mexico |
A constitution is a system for governance, often codified as a written document, that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity. In the case of countries, this term refers specifically to a national constitution defining...
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A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English), is a system of government in which the executive is dependent on the direct or indirect support of the legislature (often termed the parliament),...
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Political Philosophy | Vanuatu |
A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people) have impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica, which translates as "public...
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Ukraine |
The semi-presidential system is a system of government in which a prime minister and a president are both active participants in the day-to-day administration of the state. It differs from a parliamentary republic in that it has a popularly elected...
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| Colony of British Columbia |
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The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1871. It was largely coterminous with the present day Canadian province of British Columbia. It was united in 1866 with the Colony of Vancouver Island to form...
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See main article Vancouver IslandVancouver Island (officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies), was a crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with British Columbia. The united colony...
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| Democracy |
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Quotation Subject | Poland |
Democracy is a system of government by which political sovereignty is retained by the people and exercised directly by citizens. In modern times it has also been used to refer to a constitutional republic where the people have a voice through their...
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| Direct democracy | Political Philosophy | Switzerland |
Direct democracy, classically termed pure democracy, comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein sovereignty is lodged in the assembly of all citizens who choose to participate. Depending on the particular system, this assembly might...
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Denmark |
A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of constitution government, wherein either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of...
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New Zealand |
Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an 'additional member' voting system used to elect representatives to numerous legislature around the world. MMP is similar to...
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Despotism is a form of government by a single authority, either an individual or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power. In its classical form, a despotism is a state where a single individual, the Despot, wields all the power...
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Peru |
A presidential system, also called a congressional system, is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the term) separately from the legislature, to which it is not accountable and which cannot in normal...
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| Principality |
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Monaco |
A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or (in the widest sense) a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
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| Anarchy |
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Anarchy (from anarchía, "without ruler") may refer to any of the following:
It should be noted that "ruler," if used in the context of the third bullet point, has no explicit connection to the term "rules." In an anarchy, as defined by the last...
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| Coalition | Sudan |
A coalition is an alliance among individuals, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant. Possibly...
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| Socialist Republic | Laos |
Socialist Republic is a nominal republic governed on the principles of socialism usually by a communist or a socialist party. They are usually focused on a centrally planned economy, but sometimes they mix their economy with elements of a free...
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| Communist state |
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Laos |
Communist state is a term used by many political scientist to describe a form of government in which the state operates under a one-party system and declares allegiance to Marxism-Leninism or a derivative thereof. Communist states may have several...
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| Constitutional democracy | Sierra Leone |
In ancient times, India, Greece, and Rome had governments similar to constitutional democracies. In the Middle Ages, much of Europe was ruled by monarchies. The form of government grew again in the United States following the signing of the...
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| Parliamentary republic |
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Estonia |
A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a form of a republic which operates under a parliamentary system of government.
In contrast to a presidential republic and the semi-presidential system, the head of state usually...
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