Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Presidential System
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Executive branch is one of three branches of government, which are central to the institutional design of a constitution. Allocation of powers and the interrelation between the three branches of government executive, legislature and judiciary key elements of such a structure. Legislature: makes the law and approves the budget. In a presidential system, legislature and the head of government are both directly elected for a fixed term. In a parliamentary system, only parliament is directly elected, and head of government is selected or elected by parliament and requires its constant support. Executive: enforce or implement the law as drafted by legislature and interpreted by judiciary. Election of the head of the executive branch is an important event that can sow great disharmony, particularly in societies emerging from conflict with pronounced ethnic identification. Constitutional design represents a compromise between various actors with different interests and expectations.
