Canada:
- A parliamentary government: a democratic form of government which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government
- Has had a parliamentary government since 1867
- A federation
- There are 5 political parties
- The leader is Stephan Harper
- The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II
- Anyone can be elected as the prime minister as long as they're over 18 years old
- Prime minister can stay the prime minister as long as the people vote for him ; no term limit
- The longest term served has been 21 years
- Stephan Harper has been the prime minister for 8 years
- The prime minister is in office until he/she resigns, is dismissed, or dies
- They have elections every 4 years. The next election is in 2015
Japan:
- Shinzo Abe is the leader
- Parliamentary system and am constitutional monarchy
- They are a unitary state
- The prime minister has more power than the emperor
- Japan does not elect a prime minister directly
- No term limit
- They can impeach or re-elect to get rid of a leader
- The emperor is Akihito
- Shinzo Abe will stay in power as long as he is doing his job well
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