Chapter 9-Executives

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Executive

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The branch of government at the top that executes and administers policies and laws in a country// This branch runs government bureaucracy

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Executives in Law Making

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Executive play a major role in the public debate which leads to the making of new laws/they are considered a strong influence on the process of policymaking

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Bureaucracy

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The organization of an elected official’s which is considered part of the executive branch/implements execute and enforces laws.Example: department of defense or Education

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Head of state

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Has executive functions and is the countries symbolic representative /this includes presidents and unelected monarchs

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Head of Government

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Responsible for forming governments formulating and implementing policies

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Prime Minister

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The chief executive in a parliamentarian system of government

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President

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An executive leader that has functions as head of state and head of government/not directly responsible to a legislate

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Monarch

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Head of state in a monarchy which usually inherits the position for life may have substantial powers or very limited ceremonial powers

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Government

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In context of the executive this is the set of top elected officials and high-level political appointees that shape policy

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Administration

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The bureaucracy of state officials usually considered part of the executive branch

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Executive – legislative relations

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The set of political relationships between the executive branch of government which execute laws and the legislative branch which often has The authority to passed those laws

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Presidentialism

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A system of government in which a president serves as chief executive and as head of state independent of the legislators

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Direct election

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On the look Torel system in which voters cast a vote directly for the head of government or state

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Parliamentarism

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A system of government in which the head of government is elected by and accountable to a parliament or legislature

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Indirect election

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An elect Torel system in which most voters never cast a ballot directly for the individual who becomes head of government

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Semi-presidential system

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In mixed or hybrid system combining aspects of presidential and parliamentary systems

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Formal powers

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Powers possessed by political actor such as chief executive as a function of their constitutional or legal position

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Veto

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An act of executive power which an executive reject a law passed by legislature

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Dissolving the legislature

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The practice of a chief executive disbanding the legislature often accompanied in a democratic regime by calling for new elections

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Decree

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I’m executive made order that has the force of law despite not being passed through legislature

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Executive order

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An order made by chief executive or top official to the bureaucracy that determines how the bureaucracy should enact or interpret the law

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State of emergency

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A condition allowed by some constitutions in which guarantees rights or provisions or temporarily limited to be justified by emergencies or exceptional circumstances

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Term limit

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Restriction on the number of times or total mount of time a political official conserved in a given position

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Impeachment

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A process by which a legislature initiate proceedings to determine whether an official should be removed from office

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Vote of no confidence

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A vote taken by a legislature that expresses a lack of support for the government or executive which if successful often results in the dissolution of the government and calling of new legislative actions

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Partisan powers

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The powers Of influence over a government official such as chief executive by virtue of the officials leverage or power over the members of political party

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Coalition

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A group of two or more political parties that governs by sharing executive powers and responsibilities

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Cabinet

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Group of senior officials in the executive branch including ministers who advise the head of government or head of state

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Portfolio

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The set of duties and tasks that corresponds to a given ministerial office

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Minimum winning Coalition

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Contains no surplus parties be on those required to form a government

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Minimum connected winning Coalition

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In which all parties in the coalition are connected or adjacent to one another in the political spectrum

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Minimum size

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A governing coalition that is closest to the threshold needed to govern typically 50% of the legislative seats plus one seat

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Grand coalition

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Composed of two or more major parties that hold a super majority of legislative seats and represent a super majority of electorate

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Informal powers

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Powers possessed by office holder that are not official but rather based on customs convention or other sources of influence

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Patronage

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Use of government favors typically in the form of employment to garner political support

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Clientelism

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The practice of exchanging political favors often in the form of government appointment or services for political support

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Formal powers

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Powers assigned to the office of the president my constitutional authority or by law

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Partisan Powers

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Powers to control decisions and both of legislators and other politicians to control of political party

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Informal powers

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Powers of the president that are not official but come from in formal ability to influence public policy

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Populism

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If political approach in which leaders make direct appeals to the people and seek to develop direct political ties with the masses

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Consociational

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Systems that use formal mechanisms to Courtney different groups sharing access to power