Parliamentary sovereignty

region. Many years ago, Bostonistan was a democracy, but it suffered a coup after military leaders got fed up with legislative gridlock that had paralyzed the political system. Do you think your own country’s system of government (presidential, parliamentary, or semi-presidential), electoral system (single member districts, proportional representation, or mixed), and federal versus unitary status would work…

There are many similarities between colonial government and government today. For instance, the bicameral branch of the government today (Congress or legislative branch) is like the Parliament which was the law making also made up of two other branches of government. Within the Congress there are two houses called the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is similar to the House of Burgesses because they are both made up of representatives that agree if a law…

The Westphalian states system of sovereignty is the main difference concerning the relational model’s use of a zone system (Holmes-284). The concept of zones used by the relational model doesn’t outline any definitive borders like with the Westphalian sovereignty, but focuses on spheres of influence (Homes-276). The relational model also focuses more on national interest when it comes to intervention…

The title is a metaphor derived from Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird” to mean the bird which is Bahamian Culture is throwing itself against the bars of its cage which is metaphorical for the constraints to the inclusiveness of diversity to Bahamian Culture. Bahamian Culture struggles so much that it begins to bleed and needs to stop, but once its wounds are healed, it tries again. Bahamian Culture is very persistent for diversity and is just praying, wishing to be free. The cultural forefathers…

The “Triple E Senate” model will be proposed as a viable tool for Senate reform, stressing the importance of an elective, effective, and equal Senate. The history of the Senate will first be analysed to demonstrate the superfluous nature of the chamber in a twentieth-century democracy. The following paragraph will then examine the Senator appointment process, arguing in the defence of an elected senate. Following that, the effectiveness of the Senate will be criticized proving a lack of…

failure of an effective and democratic government. Hence, I trust that the parliamentary system which is a democratic system with a fist past the post electoral system and a two party system is the most appropriate for a functioning democracy. The reason behind this is because scrutiny and accountability makes a good government. “There are currently fifty-six parliamentary systems in the world.” (Newton, 2010) In a parliamentary system, the prime minister is not directly elected. Usually the…

Aucoin, P. (2012). New Political Governance in Westminster Systems: Impartial Public Administration and Management Performance at Risk. Governance, 177-199. This article analyzes the increasing political pressures in four parliamentary systems, which include Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. It looks at pressures from mass media, transparency in the government, more in depth audits, increased political competition and political restrictions in the electorate. The article then…

PERKASA (Persatuan Pribumi Perkasa) is a non-governmental or a civil society that is Malay dominance (a political concept emphasising Malay superior or pre-eminence in present-day Malaysia) organization that was formed by Ibrahim Ali in the aftermath of the Malaysian general elections in 2008. This conservative, extreme-right, ethnic Malay organization is led by its president Ibrahim Ali, with Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, as advisor and Dato’ Faud Hassan as…

Introduction: Parallels in political structure between the Swedish parliamentary and Korean presidential systems of legislative governance provide a baseline where the study of cross structural stability can be analyzed while holding the independent variables such as unicameral legislative bodies, coalition based majorities in these bodies, and executive-legislative interactions constant. In this paper the Tsebelis ' sub veto player theory on “absorption rule” will be examined in the context…

To be the most effective system, the president should be elected directly by the people. The parliamentary aspect comes once the executive is elected. Once elected, the president shall become the top member of the state legislature, but shall be both the head of state and government. The executive shall represent us as the face of the nation, but more…