2. Comparative Political Democratic Governments
Chapter 15
Comparative Political
And
Economic Systems
Section 1
Democratic Governments

3. Democratic Governments
Main Idea
Today many of the world’s countries are democracies. Democracies consist of two basic forms of government: presidential and parliamentary. All democratic governments share certain characteristics, but no two governments are exactly alike.

4. Focus Questions Politically, what has happened in Nigeria?
How is Mexico’s government organized?
How is Brazil’s government organized?
How is the United Kingdom’s government organized?
How is Japan’s government organized?
What are some areas of emerging democracies?
Focus Questions