Authors: 1Dr. David Ackah PhD, 2Dr. Dotsey Nelson Monday PhD, & 3Dr. Maindson Kweku Benn, PhD
President of IPMP, Head of Research Development, & Vice President Academics,
Institute of Project Management Professionals – IPMP
Email: dackah@goldensunbeamuniversity.edu.gh & nelsonmonday@gmail.com
Executive Summary
There are many different types of political systems around the world. Whereas the political system in the United States follows a mixture of direct and indirect election, the UK with its Westminster style of democracy is another type of political system. Most of the former colonial countries follow the UK model including India and many countries in Asia whereas the African countries follow the European model which is a mixture of the American and the British model. The American style of democracy is characterized by the devolution of powers between the Federal Government and the State Governments. The President of the United States is elected directly by the Electoral College though the division of electoral votes follows a pattern that is unique in the world. For instance, the American President takes all the electoral votes in a particular state if he or she wins the majority of the votes cast. To take an example, California has 52 Electoral Votes and whoever is the winner in the state (who secures the most votes) has 52 votes in his or her kitty. There is no division of seats as is done in the UK and India where each state or district has constituencies and hence, the election is determined constituency wise.
Keywords: Political Economy, System Around The World, Political Evolution
