What kind of government system is a parliament?

Question

Is it good? Or democratic is much better? What are the things that parliament can provide that the democrat can’t and vise versa?

Answer 1

all governments are a joke they both lie and they both rip off the hard working people they serve

Answer 2

Parliament, is a British type of legislature. Its origins go back to Magna Carta. One must remember that at one time the language of Britain was conquered by the Normans and the language of government was French.

Tu parle is to speak en francais, and parlement loosely translated is the discussion or conversation. Hence the evolution of the name parliament.

In the evolution of British democracy one must remember that over eight hundred years and several revolutions it evolved into a constitutional monarchy.

The council of the monarch (or president) is the cabinet. The cabinet is chosen from the political party which has or controls the most seats in Parliament. The Prime Minister is usually the head of the executive committee, an elected representative of a riding or constituency, and the political leader of the party that controls the legislature in the Commons.

In a parliament you can have an appointed assembly with members who get there by appointment of the head of state or because of inheritance or deed. The House of Lords is the example. And another usually called the Commons elected by universal sufferage.

In essence what you see in the Congress is a parliament. Its just another name for it.

The advantage a British Parliament has is that it can dump the government at any time usually over money matters. Is it better?

Certainly. Its no worse. It sort of like a Ford or a Chevy car. One person likes the Ford the other doesn't but at the end of the whole argument, they are both a car. And does the same thing.

In fact any democratic system including the committee based Communist systems will work. What kills a democracy is not what kind it is. Rather what kills a democracy is corruption, and apathy on the part of the citizens.

The average person must do due diligence to learn what the options are, what the political situation is, what the current affairs are, what they can do to participate in the political process. People should be circumspect about their political representative at election time.

Without that no system, regardless of tradition, regardless of age, regardless of the structure, will work or will last.

Answer 3

Most parliamentary governments are democratically elected. They differ from the U.S. system of government in that the leader of the country, usually a Prime Minister, is elected by the legislature from within their own body, and not directly by the people and by the fact that seats in the legislature are assigned on a proportional basis instead on a winner take all basis. If one party does not receive a majority, a coalition government will be form by two or more parties allying themselves until they have enough votes for a majority. If a coalition cannot be formed or dissolves after being formed, the government "falls" and new elections are called for.

The benefits of a parliamentary system are that the executive branch has an easier time getting its proposals approved as their election guarantees a working majority and that small parties have a chance to be included in the national debate without having to subjugate themselves to a larger political party allowing for more diverse views to be expressed.

The negative aspects of a parliamentary system is that there are frequently no form of checks and balances to regulate government actions; it allows fringe groups influence that is very disproportionate to their actual support because they can cause governments to fall by joining or pulling out of a coalition; and the Prime Minister is not answerable to the people of the nation but only to the members his party and/or coalition partners.

Answer 4

In Australia we have this type of system. We have 2 houses of parliment, the upper house(senate) and lower house(house of reps) . Representatives in both are elected by the people. The lower house creates laws and the upper house passes them, therefore they have to pass both houses to get through. In elections people vote for a party and not for the individual leader. The party that wins the majority vote wins government. The party caucus elects their leader and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The government is answerable directly to the people.
Whether it is better than other countries have I can't say but from what I have heard on hear and from other sources we do have an advantage over the US in that our votes count and we actually get the government the majority wanted. Also, in the UK, positions in the upper house (the House of Lords) are appointed or bought and not elected by the people.

Answer 5

In a democracy, I believe there is actually a parliament. I personally live in a democracy, and I think that's the best form of government

Answer 6

It is where the 2 branches of ogernment: executive and legislative have power to make laws and their decision is above all.

Answer 7

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