POLS 1500 Chapter : Parliamentary systems.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1500
• Professor: subprof

Document Summary

See page 262 in textbook on basic procedures for forming a government in parliamentary system. A form of government in which the sovereign powers of the state are formally divided under a constitution between two levels of government of which is subordinate to the other. Elements: both central and regional governments, powers of each are constitutionally divided, each has some degree of autonomy from the other. To accommodate significant cultural linguistics, cultural or ethnic differences. To provide a check on the power of the central government. To encourage economic development through economies of scale. Prevents majority rule, rule in the interests of the entire nation. Diversity argument exaggerated- only works if groups are geographically concentrated.