POL 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Formateur, Technocracy, Google Scholar
5 Oct 2016
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Pol 101w - lecture 5 - parliamentary, presidential, semi-presidential democracies. Whether democracy is parliamentary, presidential, semi-presidential depends on relationship b/w: Raising & spending of funds by gov. Different from what is called executive (branch) Refers to situation in which legislative majority has constitutional power to remove gov from office w/o cause. Mechanism that legislature can initiate to remove government called vote of no confidence. If gov does not obtain legislative majority in vote, must resign and/or new elections called. Although important position, in many democratic countries it is largely ceremonial. Responsible to ensure that legitimate gov is in place. Head of government - person heading executive side of government & usually responsible for choosing cabinet. Presence of president does not help to distinguish between types of democracy* One in which gov depends only on legislative majority to exist. Is political chief executive & head of gov.
