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| Legislative Responsibility |
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| refers to a situation in which a legislative majority has the constitutional power to remove a government from office without cause |
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| initiated by the legislature; if government does not obtain a legislative majority in this vote it must resign |
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| constructive vote of no confidence |
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| must indicate who will replace the government if the incumbent loses vote of no confidence |
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| initiated by the government; if the government does not obtain a legislative majority in this vote it must risign |
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| democracies i which the government does not depend on a legislative majority to exist |
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| democracies in which the government depends only on a legislative majority to exist |
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| democracy in which the government depends on a legislative majority and on an independently elected president to exist |
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| government in a parliamentary democracy |
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| comprises of a prime minister and cabinet |
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| political chief executive and head of the government in a parliamentary democracy |
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| composed of ministers whose job it is to be in the cabinet and head the various government departments. in parliamentary democracy, executive branch and government are the same thing |
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| ministerial responsibility |
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| refers to the constitutional doctrine by which cabinet ministers must bear ultimate responsibility for what happens in their ministry |
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| collective cabinet responsibility |
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| doctrine by which ministers must publicly support collective cabinet decisions or resign |
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| formal vote in the legislature to determine whither a proposed government can take office |
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| single-party majority government |
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| government in which a single party controls a legislative majority |
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| person designated to form the government in a parliamentary regime, often the Prime Minister |
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| examines politically feasible coalitions and nominates the formateur |
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| occurs when an election is called or when an incumbent government either resigns or is defeated in a vote of no confidence. rules until a new government is formed |
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| principal-agent/delegation |
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| refers to the difficulties that arise when a principal delegates authority to an agent that has different goals or cannot be perfectly monitored |
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| office seeking politician |
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| interested in the intrinsic benefits of office; wants as much office as possible |
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| policy seeking politician |
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| only wants to shape policy |
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| states that cabinet portfolios will be distributed among government parties in strict proportion to the number of seats that each party contributes to the governments legistlative majority |
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| minimal winning coalition |
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| one in which there are no parties that are not required to control a legislative majority |
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| least minimal winning coalition |
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| MWC with the lowest number of surplus seats |
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| one in which the governmental parties do not together command a majority of legislative seats |
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| one in which the member parties are located directly next to each other in the policy space |
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| one in which the governmental parties do not together command a majority of legislative seats |
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| corporatist interest group relations |
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| occur when key social and economic actors such as labor, business, and agriculture groups are integrated into the formal policy making process |
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| pluralist interest group relations |
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| occur when interest groups compete in the political marketplace outside the formal policy making process |
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| surplus majority government |
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| one in which the cabinet includes more parties than are strictly necessary to control a majority of legislative seats |
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| collection of parties that do not compete independently at election time |
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| one that forms after the election |
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| government in a presidential democracy |
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| comprises of the president and the cabinet |
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| political chief executive in a presidential democracy; he is also the head of state. in a presidential democracy, the executive branch and the government are the same thing |
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| composed of those legislators belonging to parties in the cabinet |
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| voting bloc composed of legislators who support a piece of legislation |
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| order by the president that has the force of law. the scope and extent of these decrees vary from country to country |
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| government in a mixed democracy |
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| comprises of a prime minister and a cabinet. the executive branch comprises of the government and a president - the president is part of the executive branch but not part of the government |
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| a president from one political bloc and a prime minister from another - occurs when the party of the president does not control a majority in the legislature |
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