C. Separate and Independent Election of the Chief Executive.The Constitution mandates election of the President separately from and independently of the legislative branch. Every four years, congressional elections and the election of presidential electors are held at the same time and in the same polling places. However, the congressional elections on the one hand and the election of presidential electors on the other are entirely different sets of elections. The success of a presidential candidate at the polls is not dependent upon the success of his political party's candidates for seats in Congress. One party's candidate for President can win the presidential election, while the opposing party wins a majority of the seats in either one or both houses of Congress. D. Coordinate Organs of Government: The Constitution makes the three governmental branches coordinate organs of government. That is, they are constitutionally equal to each other in rank. No branch of the national government is constitutionally subordinate to another branch. In particular, neither of the two elective branches of government is subordinate to the other. Each elective organ – legislature or chief executive – is responsible (accountable, or answerable) to its own constituency, not to another elective organ of government. TASK III. Match the following headings to the passages below:
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