Within every branch of the government coercion groups and factions representing minority interests compete for power amongst themselves to shape the course of public policy, and gain control over policy decisions. ... The typical person, whether they are educated or not in the matters of public policy, cannot register his viewpoints sincerely at a ballot. ... The most factual declaration that encapsulates the essence of the policy procedure is that it requires the conciliation of faction interests at every level and in every division of the government. The best way in which the Constitution sh...

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The courts are also bound by stare decisis, the principle that precedents from previous similar cases are binding to future cases, and are also subject to the process of appeal (at a provincial level) as methods of control. ... The creation of a judiciary has nevertheless reduced the degree of popular control held by parliament. ...

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Granting each a different source of power and legitimacy and inducing the Executive and Legislative to both compete and co-operate for influence over policy, lessens the possibility that any of the three branches might unbalance the structure. ... In contrast to this Britain's unitary constitution centralises power both in the Westminster Parliament in London, with local authorities being clearly subordinate to the national government, and in the Executive, which dominates the Legislative, allowing the Party that controls parliament to make or unmake any law. ...

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