POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Westminster System, Responsible Government

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2101
• Professor: Luc Turgeon

Document Summary

Parliamentary system: a system of governing in which there is a close interrelationship between the political executive (prime minister and cabinet) and. The executive is generally composed of members of the house of commons (the elected body) and must maintain the support of the house of commons. Prime minister and cabinet are elected members of the house of commons as well. Presidential system: a system of governing in which the president and congress each separately derive their authority from being elected by the people and have a fixed term in office. The president is both the head of government and the head of state. Obama governs, regardless of whether he has the support of the house of. The model of government developed in britain in which the political executive is given extensive power to provide effective leadership (dyck) A parliamentary system in which administrative and legislative responsibility are fused.