The Impact Of Power System On Quality Democracy

Institutional research has been an important research approach in political science, while the research on the design of power systems has always been noteworthy. Different power systems have different impacts on the quality of democracy, so a rational design of power systems or not becomes particularly important. As part of China, Taiwan has adopted a kind of"semi-presidential system"with ambiguous powers and accountability, the actual operation of such a system demonstrates a number of drawbacks. It easily leads to a"minority government"and political deadlock and severely affects administrative efficiency and political stability, thereby affecting the quality of democracy.From the institutional perspective, this thesis introduces the main forms of power system, analyzes presidential, parliamentary and semi-presidential systems with their respective advantages and disadvantages to observe the effects of different systems on political development and political stability, and discusses the above-mentioned systems from the point of view of checks and balances. This thesis then studies different democratic performances of two different forms of "semi-presidential system", and analyzes the impact of other institutional factors on the quality of democracy. This thesis also describes the evolution of Taiwan's power system, pointing out its institutional shortcomings, including a problematic minority government, the ambiguous mechanism of checks and balances, and the reason underneath such non-rational design of the institution. This thesis argues that the power system in Taiwan has produced many negative impacts on its democratic quality, such as the struggle around the governability of the cabinet, parliamentary chaos and poor economic performance. It also analyzes the possible problem of the ruling Kuomintang and discusses the possible direction of Taiwan's governmental system in the future. In conclusion, the paper attempts to find solutions to the current institutional plight in Taiwan.