) Compare the Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government with reference to India and the United States of America
In this project you will be required to write about the systems of government being followed !
You are expected to give an introduction to democracy and how the USA and India came to be democratic nations
In the main body of the project you are required to discuss separately the different aspects of government in both the nations - the legislative, the executive and the judiciary
You will be required to touch upon various points while writing the project including
- single citizenship
- Division of power between centre and states ( federation )
- Head of the state
- Law making and execution
- Election of the legislature and the executive
- Supremacy of the judiciary or the executive or the legislature
You are to write about your views and opinions on which type of government is better and why.
Answers
Explanation:
A Presidential system is also called a congressional system. It refers to a system of governance in which the President is the Chief Executive and is elected directly by the people. The head of the government thus exists separately from the legislature. It is a form of government where the three branches (legislature, executive and judiciary) exist separately and cannot dismiss or dissolve the other branch. While the legislature makes the laws, the President enforces them and it is the courts that are responsible for exercising judicial duties.
A Presidential system is also called a congressional system. It refers to a system of governance in which the President is the Chief Executive and is elected directly by the people. The head of the government thus exists separately from the legislature. It is a form of government where the three branches (legislature, executive and judiciary) exist separately and cannot dismiss or dissolve the other branch. While the legislature makes the laws, the President enforces them and it is the courts that are responsible for exercising judicial duties.The origin of the Presidential form of government can be traced back to medieval England, France and Scotland, where the executive authority lay with the Monarch or Crown (King/Queen) and not the estates of the realm (Parliament). This influenced the constitutional makers of the United States of America, who created the office of President, for which direct elections were to be held. Let’s have a look at the countries where the Presidential system is followed today.