PLS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Pork Barrel, Cloture, Parliamentary Sovereignty
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Presidential system: executive and legislature elected separately and for fixed terms, executives cannot be removed w/ votes of confidence, powers are separate. Parliamentary system: legislature selects executive leadership, executives can be removed w/ confidence votes and new elections follow, powers are combined to a have a working relationship. Citizens elect members of parliament, parliament then chooses executive leader from ether party who has most seats or each puts forth best candidates. Executive who lose confidence of majority party can be removed, can happen through legislation or actual rebuke. Elections are w/in 5-years but early elections are often called. Good president has ability to persuade and use precedents to expanded presidential powers. Persuasion w/ congress to pass bill or nomination. Bargain and coax congress to create working relationship with legislature. President bush and the department of homeland security. Established after 9/11 bush security plan faces obstacles congress would not agree. Bush needed congressional, public, and international support for attack on iraq.
