Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Corporatism, Robert A. Dahl, Westminster System
4 Feb 2016
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Question: a transition from a dictatorship to democracy is an example of a change of: government, regime, state, venue. Heywood: emphasizes difference between government and political system. Government: institutions and processes involved in making binding decisions. Political system: government plus broader structures and processes of interaction with society. Government: officials charged with routinely exercising power. Regime: fundamental rules and procedures determining who may exercise power and how. State: basic institutional context within which these rules apply. Regime: rules determining distribution of power within the state. Change is unusual, usually done by revolution or war. Coup d" tat (a sudden and forcible seizure of government through illegal and unconstitutional action) Less frequent if based on succession rules. Or infrequent and unpredictable if by coup d" tat. Polity is the most practicable of constitutions. A mix of aristocracy and democracy, leaving the government in the hands of the middle class. Emphasize on sovereignty absolute control within territory.
