Government

rigid, federal and written

flexible, unitary and unwritten

rigid written and confederal

flexible, federal and unwritten

the number of people who participate in it

the philosophy of the state

formal distribution of power among governmental levels

institutional structure and relationships

feudalist

capitalist

socialist

fascist

democratic rule more than other systems

the sharing of executive power with the legislature

the concentration of power in the chief executive

the decentralization of executive power

the executive is able to control the legislature

the judiciary can stop allexecutive actions

each branch of government acts as a watchdog over other branches

the legislature is subordinate to the judiciary