Dissolution — definition?
The executive's formal power to end a parliamentary session and call new elections.
Détourned dissolution — types?
Includes English-style, referendum, preventive, and punitive dissolutions.
Motion of Censure — role?
Threatens government stability but is rarely used with a majority.
France — dissolution strategy?
Used as a political tool for advantage or crisis management.
Third Republic — instability?
Marked by frequent government changes and crises.
1875 Laws — significance?
Established the parliamentary sovereignty and bicameral legislature.
Constitutional Laws 1875 — features?
Flexible, with a powerful President elected by Parliament.
Third Republic — crises?
1873 dissolution crisis, Dreyfus Affair, world wars.
Rationalization — aim?
To stabilize government and reduce instability.
Separation of Powers — US?
Divides government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Electoral College — function?
Elects the US President via electors from states.
Veto — US system?
President can reject laws; overridden by two-thirds Congress.
Amendments — process?
Proposal by two-thirds Congress, ratification by three-fourths states.
Judicial review — role?
Courts assess constitutionality of laws and actions.
Unitarian Executive — doctrine?
President holds entire executive power independently.
Checks and Balances — purpose?
Prevents any branch from overpowering others.
Third Republic — crises?
Institutional (e.g., 1873 dissolution) and non-institutional (e.g., Dreyfus).
1875 Laws — impact?
Created a parliamentary regime with a strong president.
Constitutional review — 1971?
Decisions integrated rights into the Constitution.
Third Republic — regime type?
Fragile parliamentary democracy with frequent crises.
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