GOVT-130 FA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10/3-10/6: Responsible Government
6 Oct 2016
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Understanding of a political system is increased by comparing it to other political systems. Most useful method of comparison in political science is systematic. Origins, structures, powers, rules, or membership of an institution or institutions are compared to those of different systems. Must know what is being compared and why, what useful information may be drawn. How is the distribution of power within the core executive of britain, france, and america to be understood at the beginning of the twenty-first century? . Six models: prime ministerial, prime ministerial cliques, cabinet, ministerial, segmented, and. Core executive includes all organizations which integrate government policies and arbitrate executive conflicts between different elements of government. Monocratic government: presidential government in the us and in 5th republic france, prime ministerial government in gb. Segmented government: leadership by chief executive in some policy areas, members of the executive in other areas. Shared government: leadership by interaction of politicians, either in cooperation or competition.
