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Introduction Luxembourg and Sweden are oft-overlooked countries in Europe. Each one has its own special charm, and something that truly defines its people. When one thinks of Luxembourg, the country’s wealth often comes to mind. With Sweden, the pop group ABBA jumps out. Regardless, something that binds these two countries together is the structure of their governments. They share very similar characteristics across their democratic institutions, which makes any difference significantly…

issues. The recollection of events surrounding Julia Gillard’s time as Prime Minister, written by Kerry-Anne Walsh, is a recent piece of literature that highlights issues for the role and practice of HR. “The Stalking of Julia Gillard” (Walsh, 2013) is a political commentator’s depiction of Australian politics and media from June 2011 to April 2013. This time in Australian Government saw the first female Prime Minister lead the ALP to pass a record 561 bills (Singleton, 2013, para. 1),…

Depending on who is the president and who is the prime minister, there are three iterations that can occur: presidency with a figure head, presidentially dominated system, and true dualism. The true advantage to Semi-Presidentialism is this true dualism: when the president and prime minister carry out executive functions parallel to each other. However, this works only if the two leaders are politically aligned. If we find…

British Parliament has developed through somewhere in the range of three hundred years of history. In Britain, it can be the main institution which practices sovereign forces and on which there are no restrictions in light of the fact that there is no written constitution. In Indian system, there is a written constitution and authorities and powers of each organ of Government and each functionary are just as characterized and delimited by the constitutional archive. The strength of Parliament…

in France the Parliament contains the National Assembly and the Senate, whereas in Britain the Parliament contains the House of Commons and the Senate. In France the President is elected by popular vote of the citizens whereas in Britain the Prime Minister is elected through the majority party in the House of Commons and appointed by the Monarch. In France it is more of a participant rule whereas in Britain it is participant and subject rule. Britain has had a lot less political uprisings then…

their inherent conflicting natures. Meanwhile, in parliamentary democracies such as the United Kingdom, prime ministers are elected by coalitions and although coalitions are based off multiple parties and divergent ideas they still have to give up certain concessions to form the majority. This calls for a smoother process while processing legislation. Moreover, when the prime minister loses the favor of the parliamentary majority, the parties must negotiate the terms for a new coalition and…

first Prime Minister, John A. MacDonald, described the Senate in legislation a “sober second thought.” Unlike Members of Parliament, Senators are appointed in by the Governor General on advice from the Prime Minister, instead, of being voted in by the public. A Senator could be practically anyone the Prime Minister saw fit for the job. A Senator does not have to be in the same party as the Prime Minister. Meaning, they can’t be removed from parliament by anyone, even the Prime Minister. Thus,…

In a Parliamentary system the executive leader of Parliament, known as the Prime Minister, is elected by the legislative branch and the majority party controlling it. The people of the country vote for the legislative branch and then they are in charge of selecting a Prime Minister to lead them and the executive branch. Should Parliament decide that they no longer like a Prime Minister than they can simply cast a vote to replace him (Long, 1949, p. 260). This system has multiple benefits…

1970 Elections Act, and continuing through to Canada’s past Prime Minister Stephen Harper. These changes within parliament allowed for the Prime Minister to appoint everyone who sits in office. This helps push forward the Prime Minister’s personal agenda with minimal resistance. The Prime Minister has control over who is appointed into office, who…

officer, the prime minister, is often aligned with the political party of the majority in the house. The prime minister has similar roles in the government as the US’ president, but leads the legislative branch and does not have term restrictions. A prime minister and his cabinet can serve for as long the House of Commons thinks they are able, or the majority party no longer has the…