Political institutions are organizations which create,
enforce and apply laws to mediate conflict. Such examples of political
institutions are political parties, parliament and courts.
There are
three types of political system according to basic law and order. They are: Police states, Welfare states and Regulatory
states. Simply there are six main types of political system.
1.Monarchal: A system where one
person rules for life as the head of the state and posses power to their family
or children when they die. There are currently 31 true monarchies in the world
today.
2.Theocratic: A system where the
roles of priest and ruler are combined. Today the world has only two
theocracies: Iran and Vatican city
3.Military: A system of rule by
military strongman. 64 nations around the world have some form of
military-controlled governments where military officials hold key positions and
enforce law and order.
4.Democratic: A system of rule
by the people in which supreme power is vested in them and exercised directly
by them via their elected agents under a free electoral system.
5.Single party: A system of authoritarian rule where only one political party is
constitutionally allowed to govern and no others parties are permitted to run
candidates for election. Example of single parties main or dictators Hitler,
Mussolini, Franco, Castro.
6.Transitional: A system of temporary or reconstructive rule while a nation is
undergoing some crisis from war, civil unrest, corruption or disaster. A
transitional government is one which helps to form a nation and tries to draft
constitutions.
