**** Prof. Justin O. Frosini Forms of State and Forms of Government
Form of government Electoral system Political System
Relationship between the State (constitutional bodies) & citizens Definitions FORM OF STATE Relationship between the State (constitutional bodies) & citizens FORM OF GOVERNMENT Relationship between constitutional bodies, (in other words the way power is distributed)
Forms of State Feudal system Absolute state Liberal State Totalitarian State Welfare State ( liberal-democratic state)
Forms of Government Parliamentary executive Presidential executive Semi-presidential executive Directorial executive Neo-Parliamentary executive
Parliamentary Executive Head of State ELECTS Power of dissolution Parliament Government Confidence ELECTS ELECTORATE
Presidential Executive (Head of State and Government) Congress House of Senate Representatives ELECTORATE
Semi-presidential ELECTORATE Government Head of State Appointment/ Nomination Dissolution Parliament Confidence ELECTORATE
Directorial Executive Parliament ELECTORATE
Neo-Parliamentary Executive Head of State Government Confidence-dissolution “Aut simul stabunt, aut simul cadent” Parliament ELECTORATE
Paradox Article 1 Article 93 Bulgaria is a republic with a parliamentary form of government. (Constitution of Bulgaria) Article 93 (1) The President is elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.