What Are the Most Important Differences Between Parliamentarism, Presidentialism and Semi-Presidentialism and What Political Implications Follow from These Differences?
What are the most important differences between Parliamentarism, Presidentialism and
Semi-Presidentialism and what political implications follow from these differences?
In this essay, I will be identifying the underlying differences between the political systems of Parliamentarism, Presidentialism and Semi-Presidentialism. This will include identifying the different types of governments concerning majority and minority rule and the elections that are held in the three democratic systems above, accountability of the executive and legislator, and finally the separation of power between the executive and the legislator of a state. Moreover I will be examining the political implications these all hold for each of the three democratic states in countries such as the UK, US and France.
The Presidentialism political system is the separations of power between the executive and the legislature. The President acts as the Head of State, Congress creating laws and the Judicial courts interpreting law, all acting independently, this in turn means there is not a monopolisation of power. In comparison the Parliamentarism system creates the legislature as the law maker with the Prime Minister working by
‘mutual dependence and intertwining of a state's legislative and executive capacities
(Harris and Reiley,1998),’ the legislator appoints power to the executive and importantly has the power to dismiss the executive by a vote of no confidence which is not seen in the Presidentialism system. Semi-Presidentialism combines both of the above allowing the President and Prime Minister to share duties, however it is common to find the President dealing with foreign affairs and the Prime Minister dealing with domestic affairs with the cabinet.
The first difference to consider is assessing the type of government in place and the type of elections held there, as this will effect the outcome of policy and the strength of the government. An example of this is in the Presidentialism system in
Semi-Presidentialism and what political implications follow from these differences?
In this essay, I will be identifying the underlying differences between the political systems of Parliamentarism, Presidentialism and Semi-Presidentialism. This will include identifying the different types of governments concerning majority and minority rule and the elections that are held in the three democratic systems above, accountability of the executive and legislator, and finally the separation of power between the executive and the legislator of a state. Moreover I will be examining the political implications these all hold for each of the three democratic states in countries such as the UK, US and France.
The Presidentialism political system is the separations of power between the executive and the legislature. The President acts as the Head of State, Congress creating laws and the Judicial courts interpreting law, all acting independently, this in turn means there is not a monopolisation of power. In comparison the Parliamentarism system creates the legislature as the law maker with the Prime Minister working by
‘mutual dependence and intertwining of a state's legislative and executive capacities
(Harris and Reiley,1998),’ the legislator appoints power to the executive and importantly has the power to dismiss the executive by a vote of no confidence which is not seen in the Presidentialism system. Semi-Presidentialism combines both of the above allowing the President and Prime Minister to share duties, however it is common to find the President dealing with foreign affairs and the Prime Minister dealing with domestic affairs with the cabinet.
The first difference to consider is assessing the type of government in place and the type of elections held there, as this will effect the outcome of policy and the strength of the government. An example of this is in the Presidentialism system in