CPO 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 78: George Tsebelis, A Priori And A Posteriori, Indifference Curve
Document Summary
Two chambers have equal or near equal constitutional power. Authority to invalidate acts of government for violation of constitutional rules. When conducted by ordinary judges, this is what constitutional review is called. Constitutional review of legislation in the absence of a concrete legal case. Constitutional review of legislation with respect to a specific legal case. Occurs only after a law is formally enacted. Offers a way to think about political institutions in a consistent way across countries. Increase in number of veto players can only shrink the size of the winset; it never increases the size of the winset. Individual or collective actor whose agreement is necessary for a change in the political status quo. Countries with many veto players characterized by: greater policy stability, smaller policy shifts, less variation in the size of policy shifts, weaker agenda-setting powers. Institutional veto player generated by a country"s constitution.
