Legislatures Executive Institutions 03 27 2013 Legislative executive power Presidential vs parliamentary systems Parliamentary systems more stable 1 party controls both branches Presidential Directly elected President Parliamentary Prime minister from one political party w a clear majority House of commons majority determines prime minister s party Gridlock Legislative structure 1 In terms of the of houses a Unicameral legislatures China Finland Greece Israel South Korea Advantages political responsibility is clearly located in one body no risk of duplication b t parallel legislative bodies b Bicameral legislatures Australia Canada France Germany India U S Advantages 2 legislative houses ensure careful deliberation on issues laws Better representation of the pop 2 houses can be based on 2 diff principles of representation Some members elected on individualistic criteria ex All members could be appointed for life British House of Lords 2 In terms of the legislature s size of members w in legislatures varies enormously China s Congress has 2979 members U S House has 435 members UK House of Commons has 649 elected members Executive Institutions The executive branch composed of a leader group of leaders who define manage the implementation of public policy Characteristics decisions Guides the country by formulating most important political The top executive leader can be fulfilled by o A single indiv president prime minister queen o 2 or more indivs a president a prime minister France a group w shared executive leadership Core executive differs from country to country In the U S President his cabinet the 12 political appointees who run each gov department Britain Queen prime minister cabinet senior bureaucrats In communist systems authority sits in a party hierarchy which parallels a less powerful official gov hierarchy 03 27 2013 03 27 2013
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