Chapter 15 Presidential Government

 Democratic system in which the legislative and executive bodies are elected and exist separately.  Both have legislative responsibilities  Do not have to have a consensus as with Parliament  Often roles, accountability hard to pinpoint Presidential Govt.

1.Party ties looser than in Parliamentary system b/c party does not choose executive 2.No guarantee that party that holds the executive will also have a majority in the legislative branch Parties in Pres. Govt.

 May have no pre-existing relationship with legislative branch  Leaders can be largely unknown to many in party  Can bring varied talents and backgrounds  Selection can be haphazard Executive Leaders

 Operate in relative separation from legislative branch (separation of powers)  Makes accountability difficult  Lack of regular means of review Executive Branch

 System where a president with more than ceremonial power co-exists with a premier and cabinet who are responsible to a parliament.  Executive decisions are shared by two bodies  President often has more power in defense and foreign policy Hybrid Presidential Govt.

 System where a judicial (or quasi-judicial) body of government can annul acts of other parts of government if those acts are contrary to the state’s constitution. Constitutional Review