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... elected . In the past the result was often a lack of or- ganized leadership because power and responsibility were too widely diffused . The only person able to coordinate the fragmented authority of these several parts of the city ...
... elected . In the past the result was often a lack of or- ganized leadership because power and responsibility were too widely diffused . The only person able to coordinate the fragmented authority of these several parts of the city ...
Page 434
... elected councils and indirectly elected mayors who undertake local government functions . They are supervised by the centrally appointed " political chief " of the municipality ( jefe político ) ; his immediate superior is the ...
... elected councils and indirectly elected mayors who undertake local government functions . They are supervised by the centrally appointed " political chief " of the municipality ( jefe político ) ; his immediate superior is the ...
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... elected . Hybrid forms Whereas in the U.S. system , with its separation of pow- ers , the chief executive and the Cabinet officers are in- stitutionally apart from the legislature , in Great Britain the ministers of the crown hold their ...
... elected . Hybrid forms Whereas in the U.S. system , with its separation of pow- ers , the chief executive and the Cabinet officers are in- stitutionally apart from the legislature , in Great Britain the ministers of the crown hold their ...
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