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| Question | Answer |
| The ________ model shows the broad distinction of consensus and majoritarian democracies | Lijphart |
| Name the 8 key distinctions that Lijphart uses in his model | 1. Government form 2. Constitutional form 3. Legislative structure 4. Judicial review powers 5. Form of executive government 6. Relationship of exec. and legis. 7. The electoral system 8. The party system |
| According to Lijphart's model, government form in a majoritarian democracy is.... | Unitary and centralised |
| According to Lijphart's model, constitutional form in a majoritarian democracy is.... | Flexible and can be amended |
| According to Lijphart's model, the legislative form in a majoritarian democracy is.... | Centralised, with by one or bicameral chamber |
| According to Lijphart's model, the powers the judiciary have to approve law (judiciary review) in a majoritarian democracy is.... | to enforce and interpret (where vague) only. Legislature has final word |
| According to Lijphart's model, the form of executive government in a majoritarian democracy is.... | concentrated in a single party government |
| According to Lijphart's model, the more dominant out of the executive and the legislature in a majoritarian democracy is.... | the executive |
| According to Lijphart's model, the electoral system that decides the make up of the legislature in a majoritarian democracy is.... | majoritarian, 'first past the post' representation, not proportional to votes cast, often representatives elected on plurality (not landslide majority) |
| According to Lijphart's model, the party system in a majoritarian democracy is.... | a two party system |
| According to Lijphart's model, government form in a consensus democracy is.... | federal and decentralised |
| According to Lijphart's model, constitutional form in a consensus democracy is.... | rigid, and can only be changed by extraordinary majority |
| According to Lijphart's model, the legislative form in a consensus democracy is.... | shared between two equally strong chambers |
| According to Lijphart's model, the powers the judiciary have to approve law (judiciary review) in a consensus democracy is.... | the final word - laws subject to constitutional review by the judiciary |
| According to Lijphart's model, the form of executive government in a consensus democracy is.... | multi-party power sharing |
| According to Lijphart's model, the more dominant out of the executive and the legislature in a consensus democracy is.... | neither - they have balance of power |
| According to Lijphart's model, the electoral system that decides the make up of the legislature in a consensus democracy is.... | proportional representation, seats allocated according to votes cast |
| According to Lijphart's model, the party system in a consensus democracy is.... | multi-party |
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