Nations, States and Governments

I.    Fundamental Elements

    A.    Common Sense of Identity

    B.    Bounded Territory

    C.    Sovereignty

    D.    Government

II.    Classifying Governments (corrupt/legitimate)

    A.    Aristotle's Classical Model

        1.    Rule by One (tryanny/monarcy)

        2.    Rule by Few (oligarchy/republic)

        3.    Rule by Many (mobocracy/demoncracy)

    B.    Current Methods of Classifications

        1.    Constitutions

            a.     written

            b.     unwritten

            c.     signifance

        2.    Degree of Power Diffusion/Concentration

            a.     personal freedoms

            b.     property rights

        3.    Degree of Governmental Centralization

            a.     unitary governments

            b.     confederations

            c.     federalism

III.    Executive/Legislative Relations

    A.    Presidential

    B.    Parliamentary