What about the distinction between.... Fundamentally, if we leave the Swiss aside, there are two kinds of democracy, I think. There are Westminster-style parliamentary democracies with responsible governments, and there are countries on the congressional model, of which the Americans are the most prominent. Venezuela would be in this category, too, where there's a distinction, and the executive functions separately from whether or not it has the confidence of the legislative branch.
Does that make a difference, first of all, as to how responsive they are, and secondly, as to the appropriate kinds of tactics to use in order to achieve a response?