Checks and Balances?: How a Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367009694 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 242 str.

Paul Manuel

Opis

This book applies the broader debate in the field of political science over the advantages of a parliamentary system to the case of the United States. It asks whether it is better for a democracy to function under a parliamentary or presidential system.

Spis treści

Using the example of a parliamentary alternative to the American presidential system, Checks and Balances? How a Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics illustrates how the Constitutional system of checks and balances functions, including the separation of powers and the legislative process. This book is designed to help American readers better understand their own form of government, while expanding their knowledge of other governments.