Answer:
1. Parliamentary Democracy: The people elect members of the legislative body. The leader of the largest group in the legislative body usually heads the executive branch of government.
2. Federal System: The central and local governments share powers.
3. Confederal System: The local governments have more power than the central government.
4. Unitary System: The central government holds most of the power, and the local governments act as administrative arms of the central government.
Explanation:
Parliamentary democracy such as the one practiced in the United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, etc., is one in which the people elect members of the legislative body (the parliament) whose leader (the Prime Minister) heads the executive branch of government.
The Federal system of government is one in which powers are shared between the central and local governments. The United States, Australia, Bosnia, Mexico, etc., practice it.
In the Confederal system of government, the local governments wield more powers than the central government because they are nearer to the people. Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro practice it.
The Unitary system of government is one in which the central government controls the entity while the local governments executes decisions made by the central government. Afghanistan, Cameroun, Angola, France, etc., practice this system of government.
