POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parliamentary System, Veto, North American Free Trade Agreement
16 Dec 2015
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Parliamentary systems and presidential systems of democracy: they organise power differently, decisions are differently processed, different procedures, might give more power in one system than the other. Neither of this is considered more or less democratic. Westminister -> best parliamentary system, many countries adopted this system, mainly commonwealth country. France has presidential system and its colonies also have presidential systems. Us is presidential system -> most countries who follow the us have presidential systems. Gov tends to adopt the system they are familiar with or because that"s what its colonial power had. Voting for a member for a parliament, the leader of the party with the most seats will form the government (prime minister) In the westminister model, the crown asks the majority to form the government, in. Canada, it"s the governor general david johnston. Minority government is weaker as it can never claim it has the support of the population or the mandate to do something.
