This course investigates the variety of domestic political regimes and constitutions from a global perspective. Students will learn about the basic constitutional differences between democratic and autocratic regimes before exploring the many institutional differences that are found across democracies worldwide. The most important differences involve executive structure, legislative structure, and electoral structure. Special attention will be given to the unusually large wave of national elections that have been conducted in 2024, including the following cases: Belgium, France, India, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.