NAME ________________________________________________________ DATE ________________
Democracies of the World Comparison Chart
UNITED
STATES
CONSTITU
TION
1a. Written constitution
X
URUGUAY
X
1b. Unwritten based on common law and practice
X
X
X
X
3a. Establishes a parliamentary system
3b. Establishes a presidential system
X
X
2a. Establishes a unitary or centralist system of
government
2b. Establishes a federalist system of government
UNITED
PHILIPPINES
KINGDOM
X
X
X
X
4. Protection of individual rights and minority
groups assured in the constitution
X
X
X
6. Civilian Government has control over army
X
X
X
X
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
1a. President elected by vote of the people,
independent from legislature
UNITED
STATES
URUGUAY
X
X
1b. Prime minister and/or president chosen by the
legislative branch
UNITED
KINGDOM
PHILIPPINES
X
X
2.Governor-general appointed by the monarch
3.Leader in the legislative branch is appointed
prime minister by the monarch or monarch’s
representative
X
4.Have both a president and prime minister
5.Monarch serves as national figurehead
X
6a. Cabinet appointed by the executive with
legislative approval
X
7a. Executive branch’s primary role is to carry
out the laws
X
7b. Executive Branch makes and carries out laws
X
X
X
X
X
X
LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
1a. Bicameral system
UNITED
STATES
URUGUAY
UNITED
KINGDOM
X
X
X
X
X
PHILIPPINES
X
1b. Unicameral system
2a. Legislative body (or bodies)
elected by popular vote
2b. Legislative body (or bodies)
hereditary or appointed
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
1a. Supreme Court appointed by
executive with legislative approval
X
X
1b. Supreme Court appointed by
executive
X
X
1c. Supreme Court appointed by
monarch
2. Supreme Court is independent and
has the power of judicial review
CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION
1a. Multiple major political parties
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1b. Two political parties dominate the
party system
2. Compulsory voting
HUMAN
RIGHTS
1. Are laws in place to protect
human rights?
X
X
X