Political Science 2244E Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: James K. Polk, Learning Technology Partners, Rescission
20 Nov 2017
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The popularly elected president is an american invention. The democratic alternative is for the chief executive to be a prime minister, chosen by and responsible to the parliament. France combines a directly elected president with a prime minister and parliament. 2. In a parliamentary system, the prime minister is the chief executive. The prime minister is chosen not by the voters but by the legislature, and he or she in turn selects the other ministers from the members of parliament. The prime minister remains in power as long as his or her party has a majority of the seats in the legislature or as long as the coalition he or she has assembled holds together. People become president by winning elections, and sometimes winning is easier if you (cid:272)a(cid:374) sho(cid:449) the (cid:448)ote(cid:396)s that (cid:455)ou a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot pa(cid:396)t of (cid:862)the (cid:373)ess i(cid:374) washi(cid:374)gto(cid:374). (cid:863) Under the constitution, no sitting member of congress can hold office in the executive branch.
