PSCI 1014- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 38 pages long!)

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The constitution gives broad powers to congress because the founders. Candidates envisioned it as the most powerful branch. All information on how congress operates is found in article i of the. Despite having a wide range of constitutional power, one may also say that it has ceded some of its power to both the executive and judicial ranches. In modern times, congress is seen as a policy arbiter rather than an initiator; Congress has not been the leader in either domestic r foreign affairs and has since become the least popular (and least powerful) branch of government. Parliamentary candidates are selected by their own party, and voters choose between national parties rather than multiple candidates within a single party. Members of parliament select a prime minister and other high leaders. Party members tend to vote together on most issues, for renomination depends on remaining loyal to the party.