Question

What is parliamentry form of government? Explain in detail.

Answer 1

the parliamentary form of government is that in which the real power vests with the parliament. the executive is responsible to the parliament. the prime minister enjoys the real powers and the president is the notional head of the state. while india, britain, canada, australia and japan have a parliamentary form of government, U.S.A, brazil, chile and cuba have presidential form of government. the parliament represents the entire people of the country. the parliament acts on behalf of the people of india. the parliament makes laws on a variety of subjects specified in the constitution. the people are governed by these laws. the parliament consists of the president, the house of the people (lok sabha) and the council of states (rajya sabha).the functions of the parliament are as follows:
it makes laws that are applicable to the whole country. the subjects on which it can make laws are specified in the constitution.
it exercises control over the income and expenditure of the central government.
the parliament has vast powers. it can even impeach the president. but there is a strict procedure prescribed in the constitution for such proceedings.
the provisions of the constitution can be amended by the parliament.
it has the power to declare war against a foreign country and also enter into treaties with other countries of the world.

Answer 2

A parliamentary system of government means that the executive branch of government has the direct or indirect support of the parliament. This support is usually shown by a vote of confidence. The relationship between the executive and the legislature in a parliamentary system is called responsible government.