Relationship between the Executive and the Legislative under the Condition of Institutions: A Case Study of Taiwan’s Constitutional Framework after 1997
Author: Yu-chung Shen
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Generally speaking, the most common classification of constitutions is todivide them into three types: Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Semi-Presidentialism. In Presidentialism, when the president and the parliament aredominated by different parties, the constitution is operated by a divided government.In Parliamentarism, when the premier and his cabinet are not supported by themajority in the parliament, the constitution is operated by a minority government.Semi-Presidentialism is a mixed type of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism.Therefore, such a mixture may lead to a divided government. At the same time, aminority government also becomes possible. Moreover, the cohabitation will appearwhen the president and the premier are from different parties. This essay alsodiscusses the possibility that Taiwan’s constitution might work concurrently withthe divided government, the minority government and the cohabitation.