Political Systems

Power and Duties of the US President. The President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress. Sources of Presidential … Read more

The vice president of the United States of America is the second highest executive officer of the government of the United States of America and the deputy to the President of the USA. The Vice-President must meet all the qualifications of President since he may succeed to the Presidency in the event of the President’s … Read more

As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world A Single Executive President of the United States:- One of the grave weaknesses in the organization of government under the Articles of Confederation was the absence of executive authority to carry into effect … Read more

UK Prime Minister’s Position. The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government in the United Kingdom. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers, and advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the Royal Prerogative. As modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to … Read more

Functions of the UK Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the corner stone of  the Constitution. In his hand is the key of Government. His duties are onerous and his authority enormous. Gladstone described these thus. The Head of the British Government is not a Grand Vizier. He has no powers, properly so called, over … Read more

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government in the United Kingdom. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers, and advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the Royal Prerogative. As modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of … Read more

Dictatorship of the Cabinet in UK. A body which wields such powers, observes Ramsay Muir, as these may fairly be described as omnipotent in theory, however, incapable it may be of using its omnipotence. Its position, whenever it commands a majority, ts a dictatorship only qualified by publicity. This dictatorship is far more absolute than … Read more

Function of the Cabinet in UK. Thus, the Cabinet is surrounded by expert help channeled to it or its committees or to individual Ministers, marshaled as and when the Cabinet needs it to be used as its wisdom requires. Going up to the Cabinet are sifted facts and sifted evaluations and ideas. From, it, outward … Read more

The Cabinet at Work in UK. The Cabinet is the main body that controls policy and coordinates activities of governmental departments. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and consists of most of the ministerial heads of departments, as well as some additional members Meetings of the Cabinet:- The Cabinet now meets usually twice a … Read more

Federal Centralization of USA at each level of the U.S. federal structure, power is further divided horizontally by branches–legislative, executive, and judicial. This separation of powers feature makes the U.S. federal system even more distinct, since not all federal systems have such separation of powers. Growing Needs of the State:- Centralization is the shifting of … Read more