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Federal Republic of Germany

Federal Republic of Germany. Parliament and the Executive . Political Science Seminar Series. Title: Enforcing NAFO Regulations: A European Union Perspective Presented by: Michele Del Zompo, Senior Coordinator of Control Operations with the (EU) Community Fisheries Control Agency

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Federal Republic of Germany

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  1. Federal Republic of Germany Parliament and the Executive

  2. Political Science Seminar Series • Title: Enforcing NAFO Regulations: A European Union Perspective • Presented by: Michele Del Zompo, Senior Coordinator of ControlOperations with the (EU) Community Fisheries Control Agency • When: Friday, November 16, 2007, 3:00pm • Where: Room A1045

  3. Research papers: PRELIMINARY OUTLINE Due Friday, November 16th This should lay out the argument of the paper in point form

  4. Final exam Saturday, Dec. 8th 9:00-11:00 AA1043

  5. Party system: A moderate multiparty system • 3-5 parties represented in the Bundestag • Parties disagree on extent of government intervention, as well as foreign policy, but • Substantial areas of agreement • Commitment to social market economy, welfare state

  6. The Chancellor Constitutional position -- strong • Elected by the Bundestag (lower house) • Appoints the cabinet • Constitutionally charged with responsibility for overall government policy • Can only be removed through a positive vote of non-confidence (Bundestag must elect a replacement)

  7. Limits on the chancellor’s power • Basic law also gives cabinet ministers constitutional responsibility for their own departments • Political limits: • Multiparty politics • Coalition government: In order get power, a chancellor must share power • Need to pilot legislation through both the Bundestag (lower house) and the Bundesrat (Federal Council, in which laender (provincial governments) have a veto

  8. German Chancellors Relatively few occupants: • Konrad Adenauer – CDU (1949-63) • Ludwig Erhard – CDU (1963-66) • Kurt Kiesinger – CDU (1966-69) • Willie Brandt – SPD (1969-1974) • Helmut Schmidt – SPD (1974-82) • Helmut Kohl – CDU (1982-98) • Gerhard Schroeder – SPD (1998-2004) • Angela Merkel (2004-present)

  9. Chancellors and their power: Political position: • Typically: • leader of the largest party • Winner of the last election • Position within cabinet: • Unlike British PM, unable to shuffle at will • However, strong backing from the chancellery – like the Cabinet Secretariat, a strong central agency • Need to maintain political authority within his party and the country as a whole

  10. Stronger: Adenauer Schmidt Kohl Middling: Kiesinger Brandt Schroeder Weaker: Erhard Stronger and weaker chancellors:

  11. Gerhard Schroeder’s position • Leads a divided SPD • Narrowly based coalition: • SPD and Greens have a narrow 10 seat majority • Decreasing popularity • Impact of recent provincial elections • Uncertain international stature

  12. Comparing the British Prime Minister and the German Chancellor: • Which (if either) is most capable of acting without first securing the consent of others?

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