CAS PO 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Precedent, Consensus Democracy, Presidential System
10 Aug 2018
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Political accountability- the ability of the citizenry, directly or indirectly, to control political leaders and institutions. Vertical accountability- the ability of individuals and groups in a society to hold state institutions accountable. Horizontal accountability- the ability of state institutions to hold one another accountable. Executive- the branch of government that must exist in all modern states; the chief political power in a state and implements all laws. Legislature- branch of government that makes the law in a democracy. Judiciary- branch of government that interprets the law and applies it to individual cases. Majoritarian democracy- a type of democratic system that concentrates power more tightly in a single=party executive with executive dominance over the legislature, a single legislative branch, and constitutions that can be easily amended. Consensus democracy- a democratic system with multiparty executives in a coalition government, executive-legislative balance, bicameral legislatures, and rigid constitutions not easily amended.
