PSCI 1034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gerrymandering, Pass Laws, Environmental Protection
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According to john locke, the legislative branch is the most important branch of government. True, it is congress that is absolutely the most important branch of government. Most of the british political philosophers of that time believed that the embodiment of representative should be within the legislative branch. Representation of the people is most effectively done by the legislative branch. President would be administration expert (according to locke). In a presidential system, the role of the legislature is typically to . Make decisions that are fair and equitable and that promote the public"s interests. To serve as a check and balance on the executive and the judiciary. The legislative process is slow and ineffective (it is that way be design) Congress does get things done, maybe not efficiently, but it"s still done. Demographically, congress is not representative (racially, sexually, economically, etc. Occurs more in the hor than in the senate. Republicans have higher overall rates of absenteeism than democrats.
