Prime minister

share of better methods than the other. For example, the USA has a definite term of office set for the president, 4 years, so that the president will know when he is done, and elections do not come as a surprise to the citizens. In Canada, the Prime Minister may sit for up to 5 years, calling an election any time he/she wants, from his/her first day in office, until the day before their last day in office. This can come as a surprise to the public, leaving them unprepared for an election. This…

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…

two countries, like the fact that they have both a President and a Prime Minister, the people aren’t allowed to vote for either of them (only for the parliament), the power of the people is limited and many other reasons (Glauco). Italy is known to be a democracy, where there is popular sovereignty and where the power resides with the people rather than with the government. The country of Italy has both a President and a Prime Minister present. Although, unlike the President of the United…

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…

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…

right for ministers of the governing party to introduce bills relating to public finance in Parliament – barring any non-cabinet members of any party from bringing a bill on the subject (p. 231). White (2012) provides two measures to quantify the power of first ministers: their length of tenure and probability of being removed from office (p. 240). In comparison to other Westminster countries, Canadian prime ministers have the longest tenure, and not a single time has a prime minister has been…

of guidelines with “merit-based criteria”, that also permits applications from the general public. The goal, it appears, is to one day have the Senate be filled with members that are selected through a process that is not directly linked to the Prime Minister so that there can be no affiliation to any party…

How effective is Parliament at carrying out its various functions? Parliament’s three main functions are representation, scrutiny and legislation. The effectiveness of representation would be that parliament and the parties within represent their constituents and sections of society and voice their opinions and queries often. The effectiveness of scrutiny in parliament involves the studying of a proposed legislation in detail to ensure that it is in the nation’s interest and that it is in…

by discussing the government of Japan. The Emperor of Japan is not merely the symbol of Japan, but he is granted the power to propagate amendments of the Constitution, create policies and laws, and execute cabinet orders. He also appoints the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which is first designated by the Diet and the Cabinet.…

Has it happened to you when your parents leave the house to drive off to vote for the new prime minister or president of country without any of your consent? Instead you can be the one that is able to cast your voted based on your opinion. Teenagers are now mature enough to make their own decisions on who they want the prime minister or president to be. Secondly, most of the topics that the parties are discussing involve teenagers. Finally, not allowing teenagers to vote is taking away their…