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Executive/Legislative Relations

Executive/Legislative Relations. Presidential. 1) Separation of Powers - independent and co-equal of one another. 2) Neither branch has sovereignty over the other. In US, it is unconstitutional to be a member of both branches. Disadvantage - Divided Government contributes to gridlock.

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Executive/Legislative Relations

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  1. Executive/Legislative Relations

  2. Presidential • 1) Separation of Powers - independent and co-equal of one another. • 2) Neither branch has sovereignty over the other. • In US, it is unconstitutional to be a member of both branches. • Disadvantage - Divided Government contributes to gridlock.

  3. Parliamentary 1) Executive and legislative functions of government are both within the parliament. 2) United Kingdom is an example of parliamentary government.

  4. A) Prime minister and cabinet officers are members of parliament. • B) Prime minister is a member of the majority party. • C) A coalition government is formed when there is no majority party and parties align together. • Prime minister stays in power as long as he/she receives a vote of confidence from the parliament. Prime Minister David Cameron 2010 Parliamentary election results Dep. Prime Minister Nick Clegg

  5. Semi-Presidential Systems • A President is elected by the people and a prime minister is approved by the Parliament (The President appoints the prime minister) • The President typically has more power than the prime minister with an emphasis on foreign and national defense policies • The President can veto bills passed by the parliament and can issue decrees • The prime minister typically deals with economic and domestic policies

  6. Other terms • Shadow cabinet • Question Time • Prime Minister's question time

  7. 3) Devolution 4) NAFTA 5) Power ministries of Russian Federation – Defense, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, etc • Single Member Districts • Proportional Representation • Legislative Branches & their electoral systems – next slide

  8. US Congress - House of Reps (SMDs) - US Senate (SMDs) • Mexican Congress - Chamber of Deputies (Combo – 300 SMDs, 200 PR) - Mexican Senate (Combo – 96 SMDs, 32 PR) • British Parliament - House of Commons – 650 SMDs - House of Lords – not elected • Russian Federation - Duma (450 PR with 7% threshold) - Federation Council – not directly elected

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