which is better form of government, the parliamentary or presidential? why?

Answer 1

Hi Zonea,

I think a parliamentary system is superior because unlike presidential systems, parliamentary systems allow for pinning responsibility. Since Prime Ministers enjoy majorities in Parliament, if things aren't done, (or things are done wrong) we always know who to blame -- and there's no escaping it.

In presidential systems, presidents blame congress, and congress blames president. Also, there is too much deal making in presidential systems. In order to get congressional support for initiatives, presidents have to make deals with key members of congress. This leads to abuse.

One doesn't find that kind of "pork barrel" nonsense in parliamentary systems.

Parliamentary governments therefore tend to be more efficient, responsible and effective forms of government.

Cheers.

Answer 2

I feel a parliamentary form of government is superior for these reasons:

1. The head of government and head of state are separate. In the US, the president often uses the reverence that the people have for head of state for political ends.

2. The PM serves at the will of the people through their representatives in Parliament. In countries like the US, the president knows he has a four year term and can only be ousted by impeachment, a time-consuming and cumbersome process. But in a parliamentary form of government, a vote of no confidence in the PM brings down the government and elections are called.

3. The parliamentary process appears, in most places, to be more open to more than two parties. And often to form a majority, coalitions with smaller parties must be formed, which means that the will of more people are heard. The real danger in a US style democracy is that there are basically only two parties, both of which have, more or less, been bought off by corporations so that corporate agendas, rather than the will of the people, are followed. In a parliamentary system, there isn't a grand race for a leader--just local elections, which are cheaper to run (and open to more candidates from different parties)than a presidential election.

Answer 3

I give it up for the presidential system of government, the major reason is that it is widely practiced and this is because it has an in built mechanism to practice separation of power and checks and balances which works in hand gloves with the tenet of the rule of law and due process. Also, the presidential system of government seems to give the incumbent president the chance to prove his worth and to carry everybody along irrespective of party affiliation.

Answer 4

in parlimentary authorities the ruling social gathering takes a collective selection t with assistance from the cupboard of ministers with the flexibility decentralised in the parliament the position the competition can voice its challenge and placed any amendments to vote and defeat the authorities. In Presidential form of authorities the president can act like a dictator at the same time with his veto ability and need no longer answer to everybody till his time period is over except he's impeached with assistance from the senate.

Answer 5

Parliamentary
here, no 1 individual has executive veto powers

Answer 6

parliamentary definately.becoz then power can not be conc in the hands of 1 person.and the govt. will be responsible towards the citizens more.

Answer 7

Parliamentary-
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system derived from that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak) : a parlement is a talk, a discussion, hence a meeting (an assembly, a court) where people discuss matters. While all parliaments are legislatures, not all legislatures are parliaments.
-having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
-in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law".

A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in U.S. English), is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. Hence, there is no clear-cut separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches, leading to a lack of the checks and balances found in a presidential republic. Parliamentary systems usually have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state, with the head of government being the prime minister or premier, and the head of state often being an appointed figurehead or hereditary monarch with only minor or ceremonial powers. However, some parliamentary systems also have an elected president with many reserve powers as the head of state, providing some balance to these systems (called a parliamentary republic). As a general rule, constitutional monarchies have parliamentary systems.

The term parliamentary system does not mean that a country is ruled by different parties in coalition with each other. Such multi-party arrangements are usually the product of an electoral system known as proportional representation. Parliamentary countries that use first past the post voting usually have governments composed of one party. However, parliamentary systems in continental Europe do use proportional representation, and tend to produce election results in which no single party has a majority of seats.

Parliamentarianism may also be heeded for governance in local governments. An example is the city of Oslo, which has an executive council as a part of the parliamentary system. The council-manager system of municipal government used in some U.S. cities bears many similarities to a parliamentary system

A presidential system, also called a congressional system, is a system of government where the executive branch exists and presides (hence the term) separate from the legislature, to which it is not accountable, and which cannot in normal circumstances dismiss it.

The president is both head of state and head of government.
The president has no formal relationship with the legislature. He is not a voting member, nor can he introduce bills (with the exception of Puerto Rico, where he can introduce a bill). However, in systems such as that of the United States, the President has the power to veto acts of the legislature, and in turn a supermajority of legislators may act to override the veto. This practice is derived from the British tradition of Royal Assent, in which an act of Parliament cannot come into effect without the assent of the Monarch.
The president has a fixed term of office. Elections are held at scheduled times, and cannot be triggered by a vote of confidence or other such parliamentary procedures. However, many presidential systems incorporate provisions for the president's trial and subsequent removal from office by the legislature if he or she is found to have committed a crime.
-The executive branch is unipersonal. Members of the Cabinet serve at the pleasure of the president and must carry out the policies of the executive and legislative branches.
-However, presidential systems frequently require legislative approval of presidential nominations to the Cabinet as well as various governmental posts such as judges; while the president generally has the power to issue orders to members of the Cabinet, military, or any officer or employee of the executive branch, a president does not generally have the power to dismiss or give orders to judges.
-The power to pardon or commute sentences of convicted criminals is generally given to heads of states in governments with a separation of power between legislative and executive branches of government.
-The term presidential system is often used in contrast to cabinet government, which is usually a feature of parliamentarism. There also exists a kind of intermediate, the semi-presidential system.
-Countries with congressional and presidential systems include the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea, and most countries in South America, as well as much of Africa and the Central Asian Republics. The widespread use of presidentialism in the Americas has caused political scientists to dub the Americas as "the continent of presidentialism."
-There are two presidential examples which do not constitute a Republican presidential system; dictators, those not popularly or legitimately elected who style themselves as a "President". Likewise, many parliamentary democracies, notably Israel and Ireland, have a president which is largely ceremonial with little power. The vast majority of this article would not apply to such governing situations.

....all the best

Answer 8

Parliamentary but it will work effectively only if every body participates.