the question for this essay is “To what extent do differences in political behavior across countries with different types of political institutions indicate that institutions matter?”
In your answer, be sure to:
-Discuss how variation in both electoral systems and separation of power among the legislative and executive branches may or may not impact political behavior.
-Define the differences between and within both institution types.
-Cite at least lecture 4 or 5 in your response and integrate content from the lecture(s) into your argument. *I have attached the links to these*
-Cite and discuss at least three of the assigned readings from weeks 4 and 5 of the course appropriate for answering the question. *i have attached the files to these readings*
Provide at least one substantive example from the politics of a country that supports your argument.
*Note: the country you use in this essay cannot be the United States.*
You must cite your sources in-text, in addition to a work cited page. Readings should be cited with the page number from which they are taken. Lectures should be cited with the timestamp from the exact point in the lecture that is being cited.
please do not use any outside sources. I will attach the exact sources I need you to use. please do not use AI what so ever. I will also leave the link to the lecture videos. again please no outside sources. just the sources I have given. don’t forget to have a work cited page don’t include that into the amount of pages I asked for.
week 4 lecture:
week 5 lecture: