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Government - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Head of government does not equal to head of state
      - Government is responsible to the parliament
      - Non fixed terms in law
      - Fusion of powers
      - Mutual dependence
    - - voters elecet -> legislature picks and removes -> change in cabinet
      - formateur
        person responsible of coalition between the parties
      - How to end
        1, Technical reason (ex: by constitutions)
        2, Discretional reason
        
        vote of no confidence
  - - - The president is popularly elected
      - The president is both the head of government and the head of state
      - Seperation of powers
        
        Unified government might happen (president`s party has a majority of seats in the congress)
        
        Divided government (president's party does not have a majority of seats in congress)
        
        Gridlock might occur (paralysis and inter-institutional conflict due to lack of congress seats)
      - Checks and balances
      - Fixed, staggered electoral calendar
      - There is no vote of no confidence (different from impeachment)
      - Mutual independence
  - - - Popularly elected president
      - President appoints PM and cabinet
      - Government must mainttain confidence of the legislature
      - President can dissolve the legislature
      - Control over policy-making depends on the partisan affiliation of the president and the PM
  - - - is the head of state popularly elected for afixed term in office