REFER TO READINGS AND OUTSIDE SOURCES
EVIDENCE LOG #6
Chapter 5 – DEMOCRATIC REGIMES – MODELS OF DEMOCRACY
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts addressed in the text to the country you chose to study this term – if that country is a democracy. If you aren’t sure, consult Freedom House. 
This log is formatted similarly to the one you completed last week. All these models of democracy are not going to define your chosen state, so you are not being asked to apply each concept to your country. 
Please answer the questions about each democratic model in part 1. In part 2, explain which model you feel best defines your chosen state. 
NOTE: If the country you have chosen to study does NOT have a democratic regime, you may choose any other democratic country in the region for this assignment. Refer to the list in Canvas if you aren’t sure which countries are in this region.
Please complete the Evidence Log below. 
CONCEPT
DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS
Find supporting evidence in the TEXTBOOK to answer the question/define the terms. 
Please include direct quotations from the textbook in each box along with your own analysis or explanation of what the term means.
NO outside sources may be used in this column. 
Points will be taken off if the textbook is not used and/or if other sources are used.
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Parliamentary systems?
PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Presidential systems?
SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Semi-Presidential systems?
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
What are the three main types of electoral systems found in democratic regimes? Include 2-3 characteristics of each system.
Which model of democracy does your country most closely follow? 
Which type of electoral system is used in your country? 
Your responses to #2 and #3 MUST focus on a democratic country – either the one you’ve been studying all term, or a different country if that one is not democratic. 
Please include direct quotations, along with source citations for the sources used. This requires independent research! You MUST use outside sources for this part of the assignment. Points will be taken off if there is no evidence of independent research. Feel free to use the Sources and References page provided in Canvas.
Works Cited
Don’t forget to include a proper Works Cited Notation/Bibliography at the end of your completed assignment. This list should include all of the sources you used in your work, including but not limited to the textbook.
Please choose a country from the following list; this country will be your case study to be used for assignments completed in this class.
The list of available countries changes each term. This term the list includes countries on the African continent.
Central Africa
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo Republic
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe
Eastern Africa
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritius
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Northern Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Sahrawi Republic
• Tunisia
Southern Africa
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Côte d’lvoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal