NO101 Lecture Notes - Enrique Peña Nieto, Cabinet Collective Responsibility, Government Executive
Document Summary
The prime ministers, the presidents of usa and mexico. President elect enrique pena nieto (pri) takes office in december 2012. Structure of government: executive: steers the country and implements laws made by the legislative body. Judiciary: adjudicates the meaning of the laws by resolving disputes between individuals or between difference levels of government. Legislative: congress (house of representatives and the senate) courts have tended to enhance federal power. The president and senate are elected on different terms (meaning they are in place for different time periods making it difficult to accomplish their goals) Designed not to work (the different terms cause the constant alternating of people) Each country (mexico, canada and usa) have different ideas of federalism. *obamacare- supreme court sat for 4 days to decide. Becomes a states vs federal issue (where would the taxation be?) Making and running the laws are the same people. Wanted to avoid the civil war (1867 in usa), wanted a strong government.
