Statements (57)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mauritius_Constitution_of_1968
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gptkbp:adapted_into |
gptkb:various_countries
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gptkbp:associated_with |
Westminster-style democracy
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gptkbp:based_on |
gptkb:Monarch
separation of powers rule of law |
gptkbp:developed_by |
British parliamentary traditions
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gptkbp:emphasizes |
majority rule
political party system |
gptkbp:examines |
comparative politics
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gptkbp:features |
First-past-the-post electoral system
Prime Minister as head of government Cabinet accountability to Parliament Monarch as head of state |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Westminster Model
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gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:influenced |
many Commonwealth countries
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
British constitutional law
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gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:India gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Native_American_tribe |
gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
gptkb:legislation
parliamentary sovereignty responsible government |
gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
centralization of power
political theorists lack of proportional representation lack of checks and balances potential for tyranny of the majority disenfranchisement of minority parties overemphasis on party discipline |
gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
historical events in the UK
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gptkbp:is_prominent_in |
gptkb:British_politics
post-colonial states Commonwealth politics |
gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:political_party
civil society organizations government institutions |
gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Westminster_system
parliamentary democracy executive accountability legislative supremacy |
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
political science
|
gptkbp:is_supported_by |
democratic advocates
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gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:India gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Native_American_tribe |
gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:requires |
political pluralism
regular elections |
gptkbp:supports |
political stability
government accountability |