Comparative Characteristics Of The Party System In The Political System
The party system is a comparative conception used in political science in reference to the political parties’ government within the democratic country. Each of the existing parties has similar fundamental characteristics such as: the ability of the government control, stable citizen support, creation of internal mechanisms for funding, nominations and information control (Macmillan). The comparative concept in political system is used in order to study a problem or an issue in two or more than two countries using universal categories, for instance, democracy, rights, rule of law that are applied to all examined cases. There are two ways of comparison in political science: on the one hand, there is a comparison of very similar countries, whereas,
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Afterwards, the next similarity in these two political systems appears in 1919-33, exactly when Germany faced the times of the polarization with the emergence of the Weimar Republic. Since Adolf Hitler being appointed in 1933, the only party left – the National Socialists, which became the largest due to other parties being banned throughout the Nazi regime. Only following the defeat of Germany, the political parties started to reoccur again but with the permission of allied occupiers. Similarly, there was an increase of polarization and instability in Italy in 1922 during the times of Mussolini (Picot). Since the defeat in the World War II there was an attempt for democratization in the country again, even approving and signing a new constitution in …show more content…
Germany and Italy represent the model of a weak presidency.[]. Usually, the President is elected by citizens or selected by the parliament, but historically, in both cases the President is selected by the parliament and the regional delegates. The ‘weak presidency’ means that the President is the popular personality who has literally a symbolic role, since he/she is limited in his/her powers, such as veto power and the power to select the Prime Minister []. In fact, historically, ///case
Afterwards, the next similarity in these two political systems appears in 1919-33, exactly when Germany faced the times of the polarization with the emergence of the Weimar Republic. Since Adolf Hitler being appointed in 1933, the only party left – the National Socialists, which became the largest due to other parties being banned throughout the Nazi regime. Only following the defeat of Germany, the political parties started to reoccur again but with the permission of allied occupiers. Similarly, there was an increase of polarization and instability in Italy in 1922 during the times of Mussolini (Picot). Since the defeat in the World War II there was an attempt for democratization in the country again, even approving and signing a new constitution in …show more content…
Germany and Italy represent the model of a weak presidency.[]. Usually, the President is elected by citizens or selected by the parliament, but historically, in both cases the President is selected by the parliament and the regional delegates. The ‘weak presidency’ means that the President is the popular personality who has literally a symbolic role, since he/she is limited in his/her powers, such as veto power and the power to select the Prime Minister []. In fact, historically, ///case