Political Science 1020E Final: POLI SCI FINAL.doc
15 Oct 2013
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Top tier of government (presidents and ministers, prime minister and cabinet) Political executive makes policy while bureaucracy puts policy into effect. Members of executive are often chosen by election. Distinguish from a dictator or ceremonial head of state. Existence of a president is an insufficient sign of a presidential system. Steers government and appoints it members (and acts as ceremonial head of state) Neither executive or legislative can bring down the other. Legislators only depend on support in home district while president depends on whole nation. Goals: executive negotiate with legislature, deliberation over dictatorship. Instability: sought to limit executive exercise of power, congress expected to play the leading role, delegates were unsure how the president should be selected, separate election of executive and legislature, electoral college: Goal: represent states" choice/vote and limit impact of excitable masses". Basically they did not want the whole public to be able to vote.
