more stability than a prime minister who can be dismissed at any time. In most presidential systems‚ the president is elected by popular vote‚ although some such as the United States use an electoral college (which is itself directly elected) or some other method. By this method‚ the president receives a personal mandate to lead the country‚ whereas in a parliamentary system a candidate might only receive a personal mandate to represent a constituency. Since prime ministers are not elected directly
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possesses their own unique powers and practices checks and balances with the other two. However‚ whereas the US governmental branch are completely reliant and subservient to each other and the constitution‚ the Belize government must answer to the Prime Minister‚ and finally‚ the Queen. On the other hand‚ both Belize and the US boast an official constitution by which they must adhere to. Government at the lower lever functions similarly. The US is a government based on federalism‚ meaning that governmental
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Selection of Prime Minister on the will of majority of members of the Parliament. * Chosen of members by the voting power of people. * Decisions on issues on the basis of consensus of majority. * Option of citizen to choose best one. * Interest of the people in the affairs of the country. Consequently‚ development of public opinion. * Manifesto of the parties for the general public to decide mandate. Disadvantage of Parliamentary System * Delay in decisions. * Ministers are selected
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limited. After independence‚ with the scope of welfare state coming into existence the scope of being corrupt widened. Corruption has crept into every fabric of the society in such a way that it was the theme of speeches made by the President‚ the Prime Minister‚ the Speaker of Lok Sabha‚ during the golden jubilee celebrations of our independence. Every Chief Election Commissioner since Mr. Sheshan held the office has advocated the dire necessity of electoral reforms to strike at corruption at grass root
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debate Link: 1. Thank you Mr. speaker and thank you judge. 2. From the resolution “We should question authority” the following parts are vague: “we”‚ “question” and “authority”. By we I mean all people‚ by question I mean to think rationally about it and by authority I mean anybody who has to power to give us orders. Unfortunately in everyday live a lot of people follow orders blindly leading to dangerous situations. 3. Therefore I made the following case: “We should think rationally before
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Chapter Seven- Political Institutions: Institutional Arrangements Constitutions and Constitutional Regimes Constitutions Constitution- a set of statements describing the fundamental rules of the political system… declares the existence of the state‚ and expresses three crucial sets of rules: 1. Allocates governmental activities- defining what actions are within the domain of res publica and what political structures will perform these functions 2. Establishes formal power relationships among
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The statement “The constraints imposed on a Prime Minister are greater than those imposed on a President. Therefore‚ a parliamentary system is more democratic than a presidential system”‚ makes a broad claim to which I agree. While Prime Ministers and Presidents are similar in some ways such as their responsibilities to do the best that they can for their nations‚ they also differ in many ways. These differences include separation of powers‚ the systems having different heads of state‚ and different
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a constitutional monarchy‚ in which the Monarch is the head of state and the is the head of the Government. The Monarch enjoys only nominal powers. The real power lies with the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister‚ which is responsible to the House of Commons. The British Queen acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom‚ the House of Commons and the House of Lords‚ as well as in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern
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William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King served as Canada’s prime minister three times between 1921 and 1948‚ holding office for a total of 21 years during that period. He worked to improve Canadian cooperation with Britain and the United States. Encarta Encyclopedia THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Full Size W. L. Mackenzie King (1874-1950)‚ tenth prime minister of Canada (1921-1926‚ 1926-1930‚ 1935-1948). King was the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party
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Imp:- Role of Women in Modern World Looking back at history pages of ancient times‚ we find that women were treated with respect in the Indian society. In the Vedic age women were educated. However‚ as society became orthodox‚ there was change in their status. They were confined to the four walls of kitchen and occupied in rearing children. Men became bread earners. The roles of men and women were thus separated. But now the social scene has considerably changed. Women all over the world are
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