Question

difference between party system of USA and India.

Answer 1

The Executive in U.S. government is the President himself whereas in India the Executive means the Council of Ministers. In India number of representatives in theCouncil of States is decided on a proportional basis while in the U.S, the number of representatives in Senate isequal and always two for each state.

Answer 2

Manner of election

US president is more or less directly elected whereas the Indian president is indirectly elected. The advantage of the directly elected head of the government is the stability of the government. Unlike Indian Prime Minister American President is not overpowered by the “compulsions of coalition politics”

Head of the State

The US President is both the Head of the State and Head of the Government, whereas the Indian president is only the head of the State. President of the US is the real executive. Indian President like the British monarch is only a titular head.

Term of office

American President holds the office for 4 years and he can seek re-election only once, while the Indian president holds the office for 5 years and is eligible for re-election any number of times.

Responsibility to Legislature

The US president is not part of any legislature and is not responsible to the legislatures. In India, the Parliament includes the President and the two houses- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.