Parties matter in part because they influence the actions of elected officials. But scholars also note that lawmakers from the same party may not vote together. Party cohesion has varied over time - sometimes party members stick together on many key votes‚ at other times they are no more likely to vote with fellow party members than with the opposition. Parties have various means at their disposal to encourage members to cooperate in achieving a party program. Sometimes these tools are sufficiently
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person who serves as both head of state and head of government. That person is usually elected and titled "president"‚ but can also be an unelected monarch.[citation needed] In a presidential system‚ the executive branch exists separately from the legislature‚ to which it is not responsible and which cannot‚ in normal circumstances‚ dismiss it.[1] The title president has been carried over from a time when such person actually presided over (sat in front of) the government body‚ as with the US President
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INTRODUCTION In the world at large there is a very great need to achieve and maintain peace and harmony in the ruling atmosphere of a particular state. In order to put this in place the doctrine of separation of powers is put in action in the different parts of the nation. in this essay I will simply define the key terms which are separation of powers and then proceed by elaborating how how this separation of powers is important in running a state and how it came to be practiced in Botswana. I will
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dance performance is an important component to a successful show. The Executive Branch enforces the quality of the law. The Dancer is the performer “enforcing” the Choreographer’s piece. The Executive Branch has the power to veto laws that the legislature passed. In the context of dance‚ a Dancer has the right to exempt themselves from the piece that the Choreographer gave them. The Executive Branch can also appoint members of the Judicial Branch (relating to a dancer inviting her friends to her
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felt that the order was liable to be misused by the party in power. The apex court‚ however‚ was unrelenting. "If because of a disqualification a person cannot be chosen as a member of Parliament or state legislature‚ for the same disqualification he cannot continue as an MP or the state legislature‚" the bench observed. Though Parliament is empowered to make a law providing for disqualification of MPs and MLAs‚ the court said it could not make "different laws for a person to be disqualified for being
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and repeal them * Involves the determination of the Legislative policy and its promulgation as a defined and binding rule of conduct through the enhancement of a law * Laws * Refer to statutes which are the written enactments of the legislature governing the relations of the people among themselves or between them and the government and its agencies * Function of Laws a. Defines the rights and duties of citizens b. Imposes taxes c. Appropriate funds d. Define crimes
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respectively. Union Parliament have jurisdiction to make laws in regard to items in the Union List. The State legislation has exclusive powers power to make laws in respect of items in the State List. On the matter of Concurrent List both Union and State legislatures could legislate on its Items. State Govt. can not legislate on the subjects of Union Govt. but Union can make laws on State subjects in certain Circumstances. Like‚ If the subject of State list is National Interest OR If the
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Parliamentary System of the Government Parliamentarism is the most widely adopted system of government‚ and it seems appropriate to refer to British Parliamentary experience in particular because it is the British system which has provided an example for a great many other countries.Great Britain is regarded as mother country of the parliamentary executive. A parliamentary system‚ or parliamentarism‚is distinguished by the head of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the
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Constitutional Law I B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) I Year III Trimester Year 2011-2012 A Critical Evaluation of Legislative Competency with Reference to Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions‚ Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill‚ 2010 Submitted by: Arunima Kedia Id No. 1877 Date of Submission: 9th May‚ 2012 Table of Contents Index of Authorities 2 List of Statutes 2 List of Cases 2 Introduction 4 Research Methodology 5 I. Federalism and the Constitution
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Head of State (the President of India in India’s case) as a component of Parliament. The President of India is elected‚ from a group of nominees‚ by the elected members of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the state legislatures (Vidhan Sabhas)‚ and serves for a term of five years. Historically‚ ruling party (majority in the Lok Sabha) nominees have been elected and run largely uncontested. Incumbents are permitted to stand for re-election‚ but unlike the president of
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