Political System

This category includes variables describing the rules of the political system (presidential or parliamentary system), the chief executive (years in office), regime type, stability (age of present regime), and checks and balances as well as aspects of federalism.


Variables under this category

   Official Religion
QoG Code: biu_offrel
   Dichotomous democracy measure
QoG Code: bmr_dem
   Democratic transition
QoG Code: bmr_demtran
Democratic Breakdown
QoG Code: bnr_dem
   No. of chambers in parliament
QoG Code: br_chpar
   Is the country a colony
QoG Code: br_col
   Is the country a democracy
QoG Code: br_dem
   Typology of political institutions
QoG Code: br_elect
   Is the country a monarchy
QoG Code: br_mon
   Is the monarch female
QoG Code: br_monf
   New constitution implemented
QoG Code: br_newconst
   Did the main regime change
QoG Code: br_regch
   Approval of Democracy
QoG Code: bti_aod
   Basic Administration
QoG Code: bti_ba
   Civil Society Participation
QoG Code: bti_csp
   Civil Society Traditions
QoG Code: bti_cst
   Democracy Status
QoG Code: bti_ds
   Equal Opportunity
QoG Code: bti_eo
   Effective Power to Govern
QoG Code: bti_epg
   Free and Fair Elections
QoG Code: bti_ffe
   International Cooperation
QoG Code: bti_ic
   Interest Groups
QoG Code: bti_ig
   Level of Difficulty
QoG Code: bti_lod
   No Interference of Religious Dogmas
QoG Code: bti_nird
   Political Participation
QoG Code: bti_pp
   Private Property
QoG Code: bti_prp
   Party System
QoG Code: bti_ps
   Rule of Law
QoG Code: bti_rol
   State Identity
QoG Code: bti_si
   Separation of Powers
QoG Code: bti_sop
   Stateness
QoG Code: bti_st
   Component 1: Chief executive officer
QoG Code: cbi_cceo
   Component 2: Objectives
QoG Code: cbi_cobj
   Component 3: Policy formulation
QoG Code: cbi_cpol
   Year of law creating the central bank
QoG Code: cbi_create
   Reference in Constitution to Democracy
QoG Code: ccp_democ
   Legislative Initiative Allowed
QoG Code: ccp_initiat
   Reference in Constitution to Socialism
QoG Code: ccp_socialsm
   Democracy
QoG Code: chga_demo
   Regime Institutions
QoG Code: chga_hinst
   Whether the state is mixed in the year
QoG Code: chisols_mixed
   Whether the state is an oligarchy
QoG Code: chisols_olig
   Number of SOLS changes in the year
QoG Code: chisols_solschange
   Number of leader transitions in the year
QoG Code: chisols_totalldrtrans
   Satisfaction with Democracy
QoG Code: cses_sd
   Accountability Transparency
QoG Code: diat_ati
   Information Transparency
QoG Code: diat_iti
   Transparency Index
QoG Code: diat_ti
   Index of Globalization
QoG Code: dr_ig
   Political Globalization
QoG Code: dr_pg
   E-Government Index
QoG Code: egov_egov
   E-Participation Index
QoG Code: egov_epar
   Human Capital Index
QoG Code: egov_hci
   Online Service Index
QoG Code: egov_osi
State Legitimacy
QoG Code: ffp_sl
   Political Rights
QoG Code: fh_pr
   Freedom Status
QoG Code: fh_status
   Corruption Perception: Parliament
QoG Code: gcb_pparl
   Parliamentarism
QoG Code: gtm_parl
   Unitarism
QoG Code: gtm_unit
   Duration of Autocratic Regime
QoG Code: gwf_duration
   Regime Failure
QoG Code: gwf_fail
   Regime Failure - Subsequent Regime Type
QoG Code: gwf_failsub
   Regime Failure - Ending Type
QoG Code: gwf_failtype
   Regime Failure - Level of Violence
QoG Code: gwf_failviolent
   Regime Type
QoG Code: gwf_regimetype
   Independent Sub-Federal Unit
QoG Code: h_f
   Legislative Chamber
QoG Code: h_l1
   2nd Legislative Chamber
QoG Code: h_l2
   Political Constraints Index III
QoG Code: h_polcon3
   Political Constraints Index V
QoG Code: h_polcon5
Freedom from Government
QoG Code: hf_govt
   HRV Index
QoG Code: hrv_index
   Regime Type
QoG Code: ht_regtype
   Regime Type (simplified)
QoG Code: ht_regtype1
   Appointment of Executive
QoG Code: iaep_ae
   Constitutional Court
QoG Code: iaep_cc
   Executive Can Change Domestic Taxes
QoG Code: iaep_eccdt
   Executive Can Dissolve Legislature
QoG Code: iaep_ecdl
   Executive is Member of Legislature
QoG Code: iaep_eml
   Executive Power over Military Force
QoG Code: iaep_epmf
   Executive Veto Power
QoG Code: iaep_evp
   Legislature Approves Budget
QoG Code: iaep_lap
   Legislature Can Remove Executive
QoG Code: iaep_lcre
   Legislature Veto Power
QoG Code: iaep_lvp
   Official State Party
QoG Code: iaep_osp
   Unitary or Federal State
QoG Code: iaep_ufs
   Bicameral System
QoG Code: jw_bicameral
   Single Party System
QoG Code: jw_oneparty
   Cluster memberships based on means
QoG Code: kun_cluster
   First Multiparty Election
QoG Code: nelda_fme
Unitary or Federal State
QoG Code: no_ufs
   Regime Durability
QoG Code: p_durable
   Revised Combined Polity Score
QoG Code: p_polity2
Federal Political Structure
QoG Code: pt_federal
Forms of Government
QoG Code: pt_pres
Entry at the lowest level only
QoG Code: qs20_close1
Entry via examination
QoG Code: qs20_close2
Special Laws
QoG Code: qs20_close3
Closedness Index
QoG Code: qs20_close_pca
Political Interference
QoG Code: qs20_impar1
Impartiality
QoG Code: qs20_impar2
Patronage
QoG Code: qs20_proff1
Merit
QoG Code: qs20_proff2
Tenure
QoG Code: qs20_proff3
Professionalism Index
QoG Code: qs20_proff_pca
   Good Governance
QoG Code: sgi_go
   Good Governance: Executive Capacity
QoG Code: sgi_goec
   Robust Democracy
QoG Code: sgi_qd
   Robust Democracy: Electoral Process
QoG Code: sgi_qdep
   Robust Democracy: Rule of Law
QoG Code: sgi_qdrl
KOLFU: Former politician hired
QoG Code: swm_kfu_corr2
KOLFU: The influence of municipal council
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polinfl1
KOLFU: The influence of respondents
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polinfl10
KOLFU: The influence of bureaucrats
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polinfl5
KOLFU: The influence of citizens
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polinfl6
Share of women in municipal assembly
QoG Code: swm_scb_mafem
Voter turnout in municipal elections
QoG Code: swm_scb_voteturn
Ideology of ruling coalition
QoG Code: swm_skl_rulcoal
   Unified Demo. Score Posterior (Mean)
QoG Code: uds_mean
   Unified Demo. Score Posterior (Median)
QoG Code: uds_median
   Index of Democratization
QoG Code: van_index
   Deliberative democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_delibdem
   Deliberative component index
QoG Code: vdem_dl_delib
   Electoral component index
QoG Code: vdem_edcomp_thick
   Egalitarian component index
QoG Code: vdem_egal
   Egalitarian democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_egaldem
   Liberal democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_libdem
   Liberal component index
QoG Code: vdem_liberal
   Participatory component index
QoG Code: vdem_partip
   Participatory democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_partipdem
   Electoral democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_polyarchy
   Voice and Accountability, Estimate
QoG Code: wbgi_vae
Democratic Rights
QoG Code: wel_dr
Effective Democracy Index
QoG Code: wel_edi
Regime Type
QoG Code: wel_regtype
Political System Type
QoG Code: wel_sys
   Non-Autocracy
QoG Code: wr_nonautocracy
   Regime Type
QoG Code: wr_regtype
   World Uncertainty Index
QoG Code: wui_wui
   Confidence: The Civil Services
QoG Code: wvs_confcs
   Confidence: The Government
QoG Code: wvs_confgov
   Confidence: Parliament
QoG Code: wvs_confpar
   Confidence: The United Nations
QoG Code: wvs_confun
Importance of democracy
QoG Code: wvs_demimp
Democraticness in own country
QoG Code: wvs_democ
   Important in life: Politics
QoG Code: wvs_imppol
   Interest in politics
QoG Code: wvs_polint
   Political system: Having the army rule
QoG Code: wvs_psarmy