By definition, a parliament is the supreme legislative body of a major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual gathering (Margach, 1972 p.23). ... Usually the symbolic representative of a parliament system is a monarch and in Canada's case, the Queen, through the Governor General, her representative in Canada. ... It was designed to avoid a concentration of power. ... The legislative power is the power to make laws that rule and govern the country. ... Congress holds the power of impeachment. ...

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Stated in the Articles of Confederation, the writers believed that the excess power of the British monarch "represented a fatal flaw" (pg. 4) in Great Britain's system of government. ... Rather than inflating the executive power, he limited it. ... " (pg. 22) Lincoln had established vastly broader limits for presidential power in times of national emergency. ... Franklin as president did so much for the country with the power he had, but what most American's failed to realize was that allowing the presidents such primacy would ultimately lead to corruption and the a...

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He declared that it was the duty of the United States to enforce the findings of this commission "by every means in its power," which meant war if Britain remained adamant. ... In Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, and other Latin countries, Americans invested heavily in railways and copper, silver, and tin mines and grew increasingly influential in the politics of these countries. ... In 1878 a treaty with the ruling Samoan monarch gave the United States the harbor rights sought by American businessmen. ... Six years later, when the Hawaiians under Queen Liliuokalani tried to regain power, the American...

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The framers wanted a strong and independent chief executive [remember, there had not been one under the Articles], but they did not want to create a monarch [like the one we had rid ourselves of in the American Revolution]. ... That system did not take into account the impact of political parties. ... Constitution outlines the nature and scope of presidential power. ... Finally the ultimate power lies in the constitutional authority the Congress has to remove the president from office. ... Article 2 of the Constitution outlines the nature and scope of presidential power. ...

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