POL 2104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bicameralism, Divided Government, Only Time
23 Jan 2018
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The executive and the legislative are separate from each other. System of checks and balances: there is constant bargaining between the two, in parliament there isn"t much bargaining. Prime minister is not elected, the popular party representatives are elected by popular vote. People cant be in both parties, a person cant be in both legislative and executive branches of the government. Presidents are heads of state and heads of government. The head of state: ceremonial duties, acts as. commander in chief of armed forces, head of civil forces. Role of cabinet is to advise the president. The fact that the branches are separate means that neither branch can bring the other down. The executive and legislative can bring each other down in a parliamentary system. The two branches are elected for a fixed period of time. Only time a president can be removed from office: death, resignation or impeachment.
