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  2. Political system - Wikipedia

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    The main types of political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. [2] [3] Modern classification system also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three.

  3. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    This article lists forms of government and political systems, which are not mutually exclusive, and often have much overlap.. According to Yale professor Juan José Linz there are three main types of political systems today: democracies, totalitarian regimes and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with hybrid regimes.

  4. Politics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Flowchart of the U.S. federal political system. The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government ), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.

  5. Political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution Party is a national conservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992 by Howard Phillips. The party's official name was changed to the "Constitution Party" in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names.

  6. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the political system of the United States. The full name of the republic is "United States of America". No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name that appears on money, in treaties, and in legal cases to which the nation is a party. The terms "Government of the United States of America" or "United States ...

  7. Parliamentary system - Wikipedia

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    Politics portal. v. t. e. A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which they are accountable.

  8. Party system - Wikipedia

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    Types of party systems. One-party system: a system in which a single political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution, or where only one party has the exclusive control over political power. Example: China. Dominant-party system: a system where there is "a category of parties/political ...

  9. Presidential system - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers. This head of government is in most cases also the head of state.