Complete the account of institutions.
A system in which the executive depends on the confidence of the legislature is ______. Linz's two objections to presidentialism are rigidity and ______ legitimacy. A semi-presidential system in which president and parliamentary majority come from opposing camps is in ______. The test for federalism is whether the division of powers is constitutionally ______.
Word bank: parliamentary · dual · cohabitation · entrenched · presidential · devolved
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- The first blank is defined by the confidence relation.
- The last blank distinguishes federal from merely devolved arrangements.
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A system in which the executive depends on the confidence of the legislature is parliamentary. Linz's two objections to presidentialism are rigidity and dual legitimacy. A semi-presidential system in which president and parliamentary majority come from opposing camps is in cohabitation. The test for federalism is whether the division of powers is constitutionally entrenched.
The last blank is the one that settles hard cases. Asking how much power a region has produces endless argument; asking whether the centre could take it back by ordinary legislation usually produces an answer.
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