The Legislative Guarantees for the Sufficiency of the House of Representatives in the Presidential and Parliamentary Systems' Formation “Jordan and The United States as a Model”

Abstract

This study indicates the importance of forming an elected council through a fair election and ensuring its composition representing all segments of society. This is achieved through a set of guarantees established by the parliamentary system, whether it is presidential or parliamentary. Therefore, the problem addressed in this study revolves around the sufficiency of legislative guarantees related to the formation of elected councils in presidential and parliamentary systems. As a result, this study examined the legislative guarantees for the effectiveness of the House of Representatives' formation in the parliamentary system, using Jordan as a model, and in the presidential parliamentary system, using the United States of America as a model. The researcher used the descriptive and comparative methodologies for the purposes of the study, which are suitable for this research. The study concluded with a series of findings and recommendations, including the observation that in Jordan, the management of the electoral process is entrusted to an independent entity, while in America, it is entrusted to legislative bodies in the states. Additionally, it was noted that the Jordanian legislator has expanded the categories from which the sorting and voting committees are composed. Consequently, a recommendation was made for the U.S. Congress to enact a law adopting an independent management approach to elections to ensure the integrity and transparency of the electoral process.