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1. Constitutional Democracy

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   Constitutional democracy is a system of government in which the authority of the state is defined and limited by a body of fundamental law, typically a constitution, and in which ultimate political power is vested in the people, who exercise this power through elected representatives. This structure is predicated on the principle of popular sovereignty tempered by the rule of law. The defining characteristic is the legal constraint placed upon the exercise of governmental power, preventing arbitrary rule even by democratically elect…