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Chapter 10
Learning Objectives
- Understand how political scientists view executives and the institutional bases of executive selection.
- Understand the different types of formal and informal powers possessed by executives in different systems. Analyze the implications of different forms of institutional design for the relationships between executives and other branches of government.
- Learn major theories about the relationship between institutional design and stability of governments.
Key Concepts
- Executive Structures: Presidential and Parliamentary
- Formal Powers
- Partisan Powers
- Coalitions
- Informal Powers