List of forms of government
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| + | A '''form of government''', or form of state governence, refers to the set of political [[institutions]] by which a [[government]] of a [[Sovereign state|state]] is organized in order to exert its powers over a [[body politic]]. | ||
| + | ==Attributes of government== | ||
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| + | *Traditional/premodern ([[clan]]/[[kinship]]-based, [[chiefdom]]) or modern (bureaucracies) | ||
| + | *Personalistic or impersonal | ||
| + | *[[Autocracy]] ([[totalitarianism]] or [[authoritarianism]]), [[oligarchy]], or [[democracy]] | ||
| + | *[[Election|Elective]] or hereditary | ||
| + | *[[Direct election|Direct]] or [[indirect election]]s ([[electoral college]]s, etc.) | ||
| + | *[[Secular state|Secular]], [[state religion]] with [[religious toleration]], [[Theocracy|theocratic]] | ||
| + | *[[Republic]] or [[monarchy]] | ||
| + | *[[Constitutional monarchy]] or [[absolute monarchy]] | ||
| + | *[[Majority government]] or [[coalition government]] | ||
| + | *[[Single-winner voting system|Single-member district]] or [[proportional representation]] | ||
| + | *[[Party system]]: [[Non-partisan democracy|Non-partisan]], [[Single-party state|single-party]]; [[Dominant-party system|dominant-party]]; [[Two-party system|two-party]]; [[multi-party system|multi-party]] | ||
| + | *[[Separation of powers]] ([[Executive (government)|executive]], [[Legislature|legislative]], or [[Judiciary|judicial]]) or no separation of powers | ||
| + | *[[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary]], [[Presidential system|presidential]], or [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] | ||
| + | *Single or multiple executive ([[Switzerland]] has seven executives of the [[Swiss Federal Council]], [[France]] has a dual executive of the [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] and [[President]]; the [[United States]] has a single executive, the [[President of the United States|President]]) | ||
| + | *Composition of the legislative power ([[Rubber stamp (politics)|rubber stamp]] or active) | ||
| + | *[[Unicameralism]] or [[bicameralism]] (much more rarely, [[tricameralism]] and [[tetracameralism]]) | ||
| + | *Number of coalitions or party-appointed legislators in assemblies | ||
| + | *[[Confederation]], [[federation]], or [[Unitary state|unitary]] | ||
| + | *[[Voting system]]: | ||
| + | **[[Plurality voting system|Plurality]] ("first past the post") | ||
| + | **[[Majoritarian]] (50 percent plus one), including [[Two-round system|two-round]] (runoff) elections | ||
| + | **[[Supermajority|Supermajoritarian]] (from 55 to 75 percent) - [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[cloture]] rules, [[entrenched clause]]s, [[Absolute majority|absolute majorities]] | ||
| + | **Unanimity - (100 percent) - [[corporate governance]] for [[board of directors]] | ||
| + | *Type of [[economic system]] | ||
| + | *Prevalent [[ideologies]] and [[cultures]] | ||
| + | *Strong institutional capacity or weak capacity | ||
| + | *''[[De facto]]'' (effective control) or ''[[De jure]]'' (nominal control) of government | ||
| + | *[[Sovereignty|Sovereign]], semi-sovereign, not sovereign | ||
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A form of government, or form of state governence, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized in order to exert its powers over a body politic.
Attributes of government
- Traditional/premodern (clan/kinship-based, chiefdom) or modern (bureaucracies)
- Personalistic or impersonal
- Autocracy (totalitarianism or authoritarianism), oligarchy, or democracy
- Elective or hereditary
- Direct or indirect elections (electoral colleges, etc.)
- Secular, state religion with religious toleration, theocratic
- Republic or monarchy
- Constitutional monarchy or absolute monarchy
- Majority government or coalition government
- Single-member district or proportional representation
- Party system: Non-partisan, single-party; dominant-party; two-party; multi-party
- Separation of powers (executive, legislative, or judicial) or no separation of powers
- Parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential
- Single or multiple executive (Switzerland has seven executives of the Swiss Federal Council, France has a dual executive of the Prime Minister and President; the United States has a single executive, the President)
- Composition of the legislative power (rubber stamp or active)
- Unicameralism or bicameralism (much more rarely, tricameralism and tetracameralism)
- Number of coalitions or party-appointed legislators in assemblies
- Confederation, federation, or unitary
- Voting system:
- Plurality ("first past the post")
- Majoritarian (50 percent plus one), including two-round (runoff) elections
- Supermajoritarian (from 55 to 75 percent) - Senate cloture rules, entrenched clauses, absolute majorities
- Unanimity - (100 percent) - corporate governance for board of directors
- Type of economic system
- Prevalent ideologies and cultures
- Strong institutional capacity or weak capacity
- De facto (effective control) or De jure (nominal control) of government
- Sovereign, semi-sovereign, not sovereign
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