Foundation
The founders utilized this so the government would not become selfish and too powerful.
What is the Separation of Powers?
underlying concern of all models, but specifically the Participatory and Developmental models
What is Responsiveness?
These two "branches" are consolidated in a Parliamentary system
What are Executive and Legislative?
The Founders feared this when creating Democracy in the United States
What is Majority Rule?
There is a lack of this for elected officials in the separation of powers design.
What is Accountability?
Instead of a president, a parliamentary system has what to act as the leader of the executive branch.
What is a Prime Minister?
What is a strong central government?
This famous democratic theorist did not believe that people could rule themselves through representatives.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Individual Legislators follow what when they are voting on legislation to keep their position.
What are their party leaders?
The separation of powers gave each branch of the government a small amount of independent control this allows the branches to act...
What is Autonomously?
Accountability suggests this about the reelection of elected officials.
What is if the official performed well that they should be reelected; those who have done poorly should be rejected?
What is removing a Prime Minister (Impeachment)?
Who stated that branches of government will keep in check to ensure their branch of government stays in powers.
What is James Madison?
The Separation of Powers is incapable of distinguish between this.
What is a tyrannical majority?
This is an normal occurrence in America due to the separation of powers system.
What is Gridlock?