Chamberlain and Appeasement
PRIME MINISTERS OF GREAT BRITAIN, since they are chosen by Parliament, are nearly always leaders of the majority, or at least the plurality, party, and so generally have significantly more freedom from domestic constraints than do American presidents, although they can be removed if they lose the confidence of their party. The electorate has less ability to bring the prime minister to heel because voters are never given the opportunity to directly vote for who will become head of government. British prime ministers are generally older and significantly more experienced than presidents of the United States, and they are usually far more thoroughly filtered than presidents are, so a ...
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