Part-Sovereign States

Part-Sovereign States

Kinds of Part-Sovereign States. Many writers, especially on international law, recognize as states certain communities that are not entirely independent and therefore not fully sovereign in their external relations and may not be completely so in respect to their internal affairs. They are sometimes designated as half-sovereign states, sometimes merely as part-sovereign-states. To some degree, … Read more

Modern Classifications of State

Modern Classifications of State

The classification of states or government by ancient Greek Aristotle and Modern Classifications of State by modern writers and views. The Classification of Waitz and Others:- As has been said, attempts to classify states have been innumerable, but it would serve little purpose to describe them all. Therefore, it must suffice to call attention to … Read more

The Best Form of Government

The Best Form of Government

What are the Best Form of Government ? It’s easy to criticize “the government” in broad and indirect terms, but it’s far more rewarding to criticize the government using the proper terminology.  Now we discuses about what are the best government policy . Tests by which Government may be Judged :- Such are the elements … Read more

Characteristics of the Presidential System

Characteristics of the Presidential System

Characteristics of the Presidential System. As pointed out in a previous Article , the distinguishing characteristic of the presidential system is the almost complete separation of the executive and legislative departments and the independence of each as against the other, especially in respect to their policies and powers and the duration of their tenure. The … Read more

Element of Strength in Cabinet Government

Element of Strength in Cabinet Government

Element of Strength in Cabinet Government in the first place, it is claimed for the cabinet system that it is the only system which (except, of course, the discarded autocracy) insures harmonious cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of the government. As pointed out in a previous chapter, the feature which distinguishes it from … Read more

Federal Government

Federal Government

Characteristic of federal government represents the antithesis of the system described above. Its characteristic feature consists in the fact that the power of legislation, government, and administration of the state instead of being concentrated in a single set of central organs at the capital or in their local representatives and agents, is divided and distributed … Read more

Unitary and Centralized Government

Unitary and Centralized Government

Unitary and Centralized Government Explained As stated in a previous article, unitary government is that form in which the supreme governing authority of a state is concentrated in a single organ or set of organs, established at and operating from a common center. For this reason it is sometimes described as centralized government, although the … Read more

The Future of Democracy

The Future of Democracy

The Future of Democracy :- Whatever may be the weaknesses of democracy, and they undoubtedly exist, it seems destined to become universal. In fact it has already nearly become such, Since the close of the World War we have seen even the rock-ribbed autocracy of Germany transformed into a republic with all the modern democratic … Read more

Democratic Government

democratic government

Democratic Government Defined :-Democratic or popular government has been variously defined as a form of government in which every one has a share, as one in which the majority rules, one in which the mass of the adult male population has a voice, one in which public Opinion controls, etc. Abraham Lincoln conceived democracy to … Read more

Aristocratic Government

Aristocratic Government

Aristocratic government is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning ‘rule of the best’. In Ancient Greek, the word aristocracy means the rule of the best, but it has come to be linked with rule by royal families. … Read more