Question

write salient features of the following types of governments

1.Direct
2.Representative
3.Parliamentary
4.Presidential

Answer 1

Answer:

1.) Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies.

2.) Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy or representative government, is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.

3.) A parliamentary democracy or parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament.

4.) A presidential system is a democratic and republican government in which a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch.

Answer 2

Answer:

Write salient features of the following types of governments

1.Direct

2.Representative

3.Parliamentary

4.Presidential

Explanation:

• Direct Government- In direct democracy the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative, whereas in a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.
• Representative Government- Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly. Some basic features of representative democracy are- equality of all citizens before the law; the legitimacy of state power, fulfillment of popular sovereignty; participation in public life; majority rule and minority rights; protection and respect for human rights; political pluralism; free and fair elections.
• Parliamentary Government- Parliamentary system are the supremacy of the legislative branch within the three functions of government- executive, legislative and judicial. A parliamentary system or parliamentary democracy is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support of the legislature typically a parliament to which it is accountable.
• Presidential Government- A system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature. Separation of powers: the presidential form of government is based on the principle of separation of power among the three organs of the government. The executive is not responsible to legislature. The executive cannot dissolve the legislature. And the judiciary is independent from executive and legislature.

Hence, this are the features of direct, representative, parliament and president government.