CPO-2002 Lecture 48: Lecture 48
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Democracies can be classified into three types: presidential, parliamentary, semi-presidential, whether a democracy is parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential depends on the relationship between (a) the government, (b) the legislature, and (c) the president if there is one. If yes, then the democracy is either parliamentary or semi-presidential. Legislative responsibility refers to a situation in which a legislative majority has the constitutional power to remove a government from office without cause. The mechanism that the legislature can initiate to remove a government is called the vote of no confidence. A vote of no confidence is initiated by the legislature; if the government does not obtain a legislative majority in this vote, it must resign. A constructive vote of no confidence must indicate who will replace the government if the incumbent loses a vote of no confidence. A vote of confidence is initiated by the government; if the government does not obtain a legislative majority in this vote, it must resign.
