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DEFINITION:
Political scientist Robert A. Dahl compares the constitutions of countries which have been “steadily democratic since 1950” on the characteristic of structure (presidential or parliamentary).
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
---|---|
AustraliaAustralia | Parliamentary |
AustriaAustria | Parliamentary |
BelgiumBelgium | Parliamentary |
CanadaCanada | Parliamentary |
Costa RicaCosta Rica | Presidential |
DenmarkDenmark | Parliamentary |
FinlandFinland | Parliamentary |
FranceFrance | Parliamentary |
GermanyGermany | Parliamentary |
IcelandIceland | Parliamentary |
IndiaIndia | Parliamentary |
IrelandIreland | Parliamentary |
IsraelIsrael | Parliamentary |
ItalyItaly | Parliamentary |
JapanJapan | Parliamentary |
LuxembourgLuxembourg | Parliamentary |
NetherlandsNetherlands | Parliamentary |
New ZealandNew Zealand | Parliamentary |
NorwayNorway | Parliamentary |
SwedenSweden | Parliamentary |
SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Parliamentary |
United KingdomUnited Kingdom | Parliamentary |
United StatesUnited States | Presidential |