Each branch of government controls a certain aspect of the other.
Legislative can restrict the policies of the executive and judicial.
Judicial can strike down legislation deemed unconstitutional, and undo executive decisions through rulings on their constitutionality.
Executive Orders can bypass legislative channels for more efficient decision making, and can nominate if not alter the Supreme Court along with taking part in it's processes. ( Some of this is my own interpretation. )
A shogunate is most similar to a "military dictatorship" in terms of a relevant modern government, since each leader (Shogun) was a hereditary military dictator in Japan.
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I would say pretty realistic
<u><em>She is nagging and controlling,</em></u>
because in the excerpt you portrayed, Mitty's wife is demanding to Mitty is is really pushy.
-Hunter
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor before America joined the war. America did not plan on joining the war, but was going to support their allies with resources. Japan had wanted exports from America, but the U.S. refused. Since the American government would not give to Japan, Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor. This made the Americans furious as they had not yet enlisted and saw this as an act of terrorism. They immediately took action and joined the war.<span />