PSCI 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oligarchy, Aristocracy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 1100
• Professor: Tamara Kotar

Document Summary

State institutions: the executive, head of state usually ceremonial, head of government: chief political officer, responsible for presenting government, legislature: chief function is to make laws, parliamentary system the legislator approves and elects the head of government, presidential system president cannot be removed, bicameral, unicameral how many houses of government there are, canada is bicameral with the house of. Judiciary: significance varies from country to country: bureaucracy: discretionary powers and democratic controls they advise political decision makers about policy, the military: junta is when the government is led by the military, coup d" tats (seize of power from government, the constitution: rules for government, powers, duties, and structure and regime changes, distribution of sovereignty, lines of accountability, cannot act beyond the powers in the constitution, harder to change, separation of powers, written: u. s. was the first to establish a written constitution, unwritten: u. k. , israel, new zealand.