Daily Archives: February 3, 2010

A Possible Solution I find the majoritarian aspects of American democracy very objectionable.  If I could have my way, the United States government would lean more towards the consensus model. I consider the American two party system as objectionable because … Continue reading →

The Means: Contrasts in the Institutions of Both Models Arend Lijphart explains that there are two dimensions in which we can distinguish the majoritarian institutions and consensus institutions (1999) The two dimensions, the executive-parties and the federal-unitary dimensions, reveal inherent … Continue reading →