Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Direct Election, University Of Western Ontario, Liberal Democracy
26 Mar 2013
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Distinguish from a dictator or ceremonial head of state. Fixed office term for executive and legislative. Neither executive or legislative can bring down the other. Goals: executive negotiate with legislature, deliberation over dictatorship. Instability: sought to limit executive exercise of power, electoral college: Goal: represent states" choice/vote and limit impact of excitable masses". Page 1 of 4 (c) nigmendra narain, political science, uwo: separation of institutions = share power. Assessment: fixed term"s = continuity, broad support needed to win, national constituency = above legislative or local partisanship, symbol of national unity, limit government, protect liberty, more likely to disintegrate. Executive selects cabinet members: britain: from the parliament, generally own party, sweden: must then resign from parliament. Parties = important: britain: one party runs, finland: coalition of parties. Majority government: one party wins the most seats in election = becomes majority government in parliament, prime minister = head of the party, cabinet = selected by prime minister, controls legislative agenda, accountability.
