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  1. Political system | Types, Components, Functions, & Facts - Britannica

    Jan 23, 2026 · Political system, the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a government or a state. More broadly defined, the term comprehends actual as well as prescribed forms of …

  2. political systems - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Presidential System In a presidential system the executive, legislative, and judicial branches are clearly separated. The president is elected by the people and is not a member of the …

  3. Political system - Autocracy, Democracy, Oligarchy | Britannica

    Jan 23, 2026 · Political system - Autocracy, Democracy, Oligarchy: The most important type of political system in the modern world is the nation-state. The world today is divided territorially …

  4. Federalism | Definition, History, Characteristics, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 24, 2026 · Federalism, mode of political organization that unites separate states or other polities within an overarching political system in a way that allows each to maintain its own …

  5. Political system - Structure, Government, Power | Britannica

    Jan 23, 2026 · Political system - Structure, Government, Power: The study of governmental structures must be approached with great caution, for political systems having the same kind …

  6. political system - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    The term political system, in its strictest sense, refers to the set of formal legal institutions that make up a government. More broadly defined, the term political system…

  7. Poland - Politics, Democracy, EU | Britannica

    6 days ago · Poland - Politics, Democracy, EU: The constitution of Poland’s postwar socialist state, the Polish People’s Republic, took effect in 1952 but was amended numerous times, …

  8. Democracy | Definition, History, Meaning, Types, Examples,

    Feb 13, 2026 · Democracy is a system of government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or through freely elected representatives. The term is derived from …

  9. Japan - Politics, Economy, Society | Britannica

    2 days ago · Japan - Politics, Economy, Society: Japan’s constitution was promulgated in 1946 and came into force in 1947, superseding the Meiji Constitution of 1889. It differs from the …

  10. Russia - Federalism, Autonomy, Diversity | Britannica

    2 days ago · Russia - Federalism, Autonomy, Diversity: During the Soviet era the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (the R.S.F.S.R.) was subject to a series of Soviet constitutions …