Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.
More information about the CCP’s research design is available here, including background information on how the team designed the inventory of constitutional topics as well as the full coding survey
Description
Specifies who has the authority to dismiss the legislature. May also specify the conditions under which this may take place.
Categories
Legislature
Keywords
removal
Survey Questions
- Who, if anybody, can dismiss the legislature?
- What are the details of the process through which the executive can dismiss the legislature?