INTA 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Bicameralism, Enumerated Powers, Parliamentary System
23 Sep 2017
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All governments must have power to: legislate/ make laws, administer/ execute laws, adjudicate/ interpret laws. Legislature- body of government that makes laws; lawmaking power. Can have one or two chambers, or houses; members can be elected, appointed, or hereditary can be chosen directly or by some other body. Republic government in which decisions are made through representatives of people. Unicameral legislature- legislature with one chamber; helps to encourage citizens to feel sense of identity: disadvantages: systems make it difficult for legislature tp represent more than one set of interests. Executive- branch of government responsible for putting laws into effect. Electoral college- intermediary body that elects president. Presidential system- government in which executive is chosen independently of legislature and two branches are separate. Parliamentary system- government in which executive is chose by legislature from among its members and two branches are merged.
