POL101Y1 Midterm: Juan J, Linz, “The Perils of Presidentialism”, (1990) Reading Notes

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Juan j, linz, (cid:498)the perils of presidentialism(cid:499), (cid:523)(cid:853)99(cid:852)(cid:524) Vast majority of stable governments democracies today are parliamentary regimes but the only presidential democracy with a long history of constitutional continuity is the us. Finland + france constitutions are hybrids; chile has lasted a century and a half but chilean democracy broken down in the 70s. Parliamentary regimes can be unstable, especially under conditions of bitter ethnic conflict (cid:523)ex: africa(cid:524), yet they don"t necessarily turn into full-blown regime crises and the ousting of a. Pm and cabinet doesn"t necessarily end democracy (cid:523)ex: )ndia, english-speaking countries in the caribbean) Parliamentarism is more conducive to stable democracies, especially in nations with deep political cleavages and numerous political parties. Parliamentary regime: the government"s authority is completely dependent on parliamentary confidence, growing personalization of party leadership in some parliamentary regimes has made. Two things about presidential government stand out: president"s strong claim to be democratic (cid:523)+ plebiscitarian and legitimate(cid:524)

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