POL 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Constitution Act, 1982, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Consolidated Laws Of New York
12 Oct 2016
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Pol 101w - lecture 6 - multiple governments, constitutions, and the courts. Presidential democracy - gov does not depend on legislative majority to exist. Parliamentary democracy - gov depends only on legislative majority to exist. Semi-presidential democracy - gov depends on legislative majority & head of state is popularly elected. What constitutes gov differs in all 3 systems. Gov in parliamentary system - pm, cabinet. Gov in semi-presidential system - pm, cabinet. President can be seen in all 3 systems. Unicameral legislature - legislative deliberation occurs in single assembly. Bicameral legislature - legislative deliberation occurs in 2 diff assemblies. Historically, bicameralism is separate representations of social class. There is balance of power b/w 2 chambers. When it comes to electing bicameral legislatures, it is almost always case that members of lower chamber are directly elected. In contrast, 4 common methods to select members of upper chamber exist. Sometimes monarch appoints, usually by elected gov.
