<P> Democracy has taken a number of forms, both in theory and practice . Some varieties of democracy provide better representation and more freedom for their citizens than others . However, if any democracy is not structured so as to prohibit the government from excluding the people from the legislative process, or any branch of government from altering the separation of powers in its own favour, then a branch of the system can accumulate too much power and destroy the democracy . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Full presidential republics </Td> <Td> Semi-presidential republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary republics with an executive president dependent on the legislature </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary constitutional monarchies </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchies which have a separate head of government but where royalty still hold significant executive and / or legislative power </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Absolute monarchies </Td> <Td> One - party states </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Countries where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military dictatorships) </Td> <Td> Countries which do not fit any of the above systems </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Full presidential republics </Td> <Td> Semi-presidential republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary republics with an executive president dependent on the legislature </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary constitutional monarchies </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchies which have a separate head of government but where royalty still hold significant executive and / or legislative power </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Absolute monarchies </Td> <Td> One - party states </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Countries where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military dictatorships) </Td> <Td> Countries which do not fit any of the above systems </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Full presidential republics </Td> <Td> Semi-presidential republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary republics with an executive president dependent on the legislature </Td> <Td> Parliamentary republics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parliamentary constitutional monarchies </Td> <Td> Constitutional monarchies which have a separate head of government but where royalty still hold significant executive and / or legislative power </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Absolute monarchies </Td> <Td> One - party states </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Countries where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military dictatorships) </Td> <Td> Countries which do not fit any of the above systems </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Which of the following is not a defining feature of democracy