POL101Y1 Study Guide - Centrality
7 Dec 2012
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The centrality of political culture linz: most presidential systems have repeatedly broken down. Horowitz: emphasizes that most parliamentary systems, particularly those attempted in almost all african countries and some of the new nations of postwar asia, have also failed. Parliamentary government; giver different constituencies more access to the decision-making process that they would enjoy in presidential systems. Under presidential government, those opposed to the president"s party may regard themselves as marginalized, and thus may seek to undermine presidential legitimacy. Presidential government entrusts authority and ultimate responsibility to a single person, regard it as inherently unstable; failures can lead to a rejection of the symbol of authority. Power seems more diversified in parliamentary regimes the division of authority between presidents and legislatures, prime ministers and their cabinets are more powerful and may pay less attention to the importuning of specific groups.
