2.1 Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Systems
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING
The structure and function of political institutions reflect the allocation of power within a political system.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
Describe parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
1 Parliamentary systems, such as the United Kingdom, combine the lawmaking and executive functions, which allows the national legislature to select and remove the head of government and cabinet.
2 Presidential systems, such as Mexico and Nigeria, feature a cabinet that is mostly responsible to the elected executive, with a legislature that can only remove cabinet members through impeachment. These systems have separate fixed-term, popular elections for the national legislature, and a top executive leader serving as both head of state and head of government.
3 Semi-presidential systems, such as Russia, feature separate popular elections for the president and for the national legislature, allowing the president to nominate a prime minister (who must be approved by the legislature); members of the cabinet are held accountable by both the president and legislature.
Activity # 1:
Click on the link for today's assignment - Institutions of the UK
The structure and function of political institutions reflect the allocation of power within a political system.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
Describe parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
1 Parliamentary systems, such as the United Kingdom, combine the lawmaking and executive functions, which allows the national legislature to select and remove the head of government and cabinet.
2 Presidential systems, such as Mexico and Nigeria, feature a cabinet that is mostly responsible to the elected executive, with a legislature that can only remove cabinet members through impeachment. These systems have separate fixed-term, popular elections for the national legislature, and a top executive leader serving as both head of state and head of government.
3 Semi-presidential systems, such as Russia, feature separate popular elections for the president and for the national legislature, allowing the president to nominate a prime minister (who must be approved by the legislature); members of the cabinet are held accountable by both the president and legislature.
Activity # 1:
Click on the link for today's assignment - Institutions of the UK
Activity # 2:
Click & download General Election Article This will be an in class read.
Activity # 3:
Click & download Making of the Modern British State Notes
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