POLI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Parliamentary System, Elections Canada, Presidential System
22 Feb 2016
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Crucial to any political system, especially democratic ones. Can be comparatively examined through institutional arrangements or functions performed. Three primary functions; representational, governmental, and procedural. Members of legislatures represent the wider society, to which they are typically connected through territorial districts. Legislators" legitimacy is based in part on the assumption that they are also representative of society. The introduction of quotas to increase recruitment of women in legislatures may lead to measures to do the same for other groups that are currently underrepresented. Made up of representatives of different classes of society. Consulted by the king prior to the levy of a new tax or the beginning of a new war to see where the people stood. Could not decide policy or impose their will on the monarch. Forum for the addressing of public grievances. In most cases, representatives are elected from a particular geographic district.
