CEVAP:

In this form of government, there is little selfrestraint exercised in controlling the opponents or the mass public. This form of government has formally illdefined executive powers. This means that power may often be vague or shift. There are four characteristics of this government type:

• It has constraints on political institutions and groups (the legislature, political parties, and interest groups).

• Its basis for legitimacy is based on emotion.

• The regime is viewed as a necessary evil that must solve an existing social problem.

• It does not have an extensive system of political mobilization.