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Parliament and parliamentarism during the First and the Second Republic

Parliament and parliamentarism during the First and the Second Republic. Maurizio Cotta - Luca Verzichelli Il sistema politico italiano Chapter 6. The parliament during the republican history The parliament in recent times Legislation and the parliament-cabinet relationships

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Parliament and parliamentarism during the First and the Second Republic

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  1. Parliament and parliamentarism during the First and the Second Republic Maurizio Cotta - Luca VerzichelliIl sistema politico italiano Chapter 6

  2. The parliament during the republican history The parliament in recent times Legislation and the parliament-cabinet relationships The legislators Topics of this chapter

  3. The monarchical parliament Bicameralism Strong relationships among legislators and voters (for the Low Chamber) Unsatisfactory internal organization

  4. The republican parliament Unneeded and redundant bicameralism Internal organization based on a well developed committee system Legislature five years long for both Houses Similar Office of the Speakers in both Houses Similar secretarial organization

  5. The legislative initiative Legislators Government Regional assemblies Citizens’ initiative Cnel (abolished)

  6. The legislative process The role of the parliament: Ordinary legislative process on the floor Decentralized legislative process Ex post control on governmental decrees Ex ante control on delegated decrees Other relevant institutions: Head of the State Constitutional Court referendum

  7. Other powers of the parliament Control on the cabinet Confidence voting Collective and individual no-confidence voting Approval of the budget Inquiry commissions Question time Nomination Judges of the Constitutional Court Judges of the CSM Head of the State Several state agencies (f.i. RAI)

  8. The Italian parliament and the consociative democracy During the Seventies: Failures of the governmental legislation Increasing decisional role of the legislative committees Parliamentary offices attributed to the opposition

  9. The Italian parliament during the bipolarism Legislative process: Limitations of the parliamentary debates Lesser number of laws Growing role of the government Decreasing role of the parliamentary committees Budget process European Union bill Control on the government: New structures (giunte, commissioni) New tools (interrogazione, interpellanza, mozione, risoluzione)

  10. The government and the legislative process

  11. The members of the parliament (MP) During the First Republic: Partisan selection Diffused professionalization During the Second Republic: High turnover, but a persistent sociografic profile Previous career in the local government Different occupational profile for the Left and the Right Other (often local) appealing offices

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