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The web activities presented here are not exhaustive on the topics. They are meant to help you become more information literate and accustom you to reading scholarship and reports. Please ask your professor for assistance if you don’t understand. Learning is a process. We don’t expect you to become an expert in just one semester. Do always cite your sources when completing these activities.
Chapter 10: Executives
Watch one of the Prime Minister’s Questions: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+prime+minister%27s+questions, and also the presentation of the Budget from the tab “Budgets and Financial Statements” in the UK Parliament playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/UKParliament/playlists Then go to the US House of Representatives and Senate from CSPAN online: https://www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=house. You might also want to look at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov .
a) Using these websites and the content of Chapter 10 on parliamentary vs presidential systems, How might the U.S. Congress behave differently if the U.S. were to adopt a Parliamentary form of government? Why might such a change be positive and negative for the U.S. Should a President still be elected separately? Why or why not?