Presidential and Parliamentary Form of Government

• Under a parliamentary system, the legislative and executive branches are connected to one another by shared membership and responsibility. In the UK and India, this type of administration is widely used.

• The legislature holds the executive branch accountable for enforcing the law and carrying out its duties in the areas of public health, education, food distribution, defense, and law enforcement.

• Ministerial accountability to the legislature is represented by the principle of collective responsibility, which underpins the operation of parliamentary government. The Council of Ministers operates as a team and a unit under the principle of collective accountability, and it bears collective responsibility for the overall management of government matters.

• Under the presidential form of government, the legislative branch has no influence on the acts or tenure of the executive branch. Garner states that presidential governance is characterized by the chief executive’s independence from the legislature with regard to his term and, to a great extent, his policies.

• Argentina and the United States of America both have this type of government in place. Whether directly or indirectly chosen by the people, the president is in office for a set term of office until the legislature removes him or her through impeachment for reasons outlined in the nation’s Constitution.

Government is a system of institutions that use the legal system to maintain authority and punish those who violate the law. Typically, a government assigns tasks to its many organs, each of which is responsible for carrying out certain duties. The three main responsibilities of government are to make laws (legislature), enforce existing laws (executive), and interpret laws (judiciary).

Key Takeaways:

• The way a nation or state organizes its authority and makes decisions is known as its form of government. It outlines who is in charge, how they obtained it, and how they exercised it.
• A government is the structure or individuals in charge of a nation or state. It is the body in charge of making laws, upholding them, preserving the peace, and offering public services.
• The main duties of government are creating laws, upholding them, and resolving conflicts.
• Laws are made by the legislative branch, put into effect by the executive branch, and interpreted and decided upon by the court; i.e., judiciary.
• The arrangement wherein the three branches of a government divide their respective authorities is known as separation of power.