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Sreedhar’s CCE POLITICS

PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
1 The Constitution of India provides for a parliamentary form of government, both at
the Centre (Articles 74 and 75) and in the states (Articles 163 and 164).

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The parliamentary government is also known as cabinet government or
responsible government or Westminster model of government.

Parliamentary and presidential on the basis of relations between the executive


and the legislative organs of the government.
ha
In presidential system, president is directly elected, who is head of the government
and executive.

E
And President is not accountable to the legislature.
d
In parliamentary system, The President is the nominal executive (de jure executive
or titular executive). He elected indirectly,
ee

The Prime Minister is the real executive (de facto executive).

1 Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential Systems:


C
Parliamentary System Presidential System
Features: Features:
Sr

1. Dual executive. 1. Single executive.


2. Majority party rule 2. President and legislators elected separately for a
3. Collective responsibility. fixed term.
4. Political homogeneity 3. Non-responsibility
5. Double membership. 4. Political homogeneity may not exist.
6. Leadership of prime minister. 5. Single membership
7. Dissolution of Lower House. 6. Domination of president.
8. Fusion of powers. 7. No dissolution of Lower House.
C
8. Separation of powers.
Merits: Merits:
1. Harmony between legislature and executive. 1. Stable government.
2. Responsible government. 2. Definiteness in policies.
3. Prevents despotism. 3. Based on separation of powers.
4. Wide representation. 4. Government by experts
Demerits: Demerits:
1. Unstable government. 1. Conflict between legislature and executive.
2. No continuity of policies. 2. Non-responsible government.
3. Against separation of powers 3. May lead to autocracy.
4. Government by amateurs. 4. Narrow representation

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