Parliament vs. US government

Parliament vs. The US Government

US Government

• The executive is completely separated I from the legislature. The members of executive are not the members of the legislature.
• The executive is not accountable to the II legislature. The legislature cannot remove the executive from power] through no-confidence motion.
• In the Presidential government, i same person is head of state as well as head of government.

• The most conspicuous difference between the two choices lies in the concept of separation of powers that characterizes the American system.
• In a presidential system, the executive and legislative branches are completely separate; in a parliamentary system the executive--the prime minister--is also a member of the legislative branch.

Parliament

US Government

Parliament

Similarities

• The word 'parliament', derived from the French parliament, or Latin parliamentum, meant, in essence, 'discussion'.
• In 1327, Queen Isabella and her lover Mortimer used parliament to furnish their deposition of Edward II with the vital ingredient of popular assent and support.
• It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government.
• One of the oldest continuous representative assemblies in the world.

• The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England.
• 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system
• English Parliament is said to find its foundation 750 years ago on January 20

• In the Presidential system, the President is most powerful.
• In the Presidential system, the President appoint persons from outside the legislature as minister.
• In the Presidential system, executive has a fixed tenure normally, the executive head (President) stays in power for the whole term. It is not easy to remove him from power through impeachment.

• In presidential systems, elections are held according to a strict schedule; in a parliamentary system, they may be called at any time.
• The U.S. Constitution is the only institution established by Congress
• The executive is completely separated I from the legislature. The members of executive are not the members of the legislature.

• dual-house national legislatures and prominent political parties.
• The parliament holds most of the power, similar to the U.S congress
• The House of Commons holds a similar power as the U.S congress
• Nobody in the U.S or British government has too much power

Parliament

Sources

• Parliamentary leaders from nearly 140 countries have pledged to do their utmost to reconnect people with democracy in an ambitious and far-reaching declaration adopted at the end of a three-day global summit in New York.
• In November 1236, Henry III (1216-1272) adjourned a law case to a 'parliament' which was due to meet in January the following year - the very first occasion the term 'parliament' was recorded in an official document of the English crown.

• By the late 15th century, Parliament had become such an important institution that it gained its own independent officials and organisation.
• 1215:King John agreed to Magna Carta which stated the right of the barons to consult with and advise the king in his Great Council
• In the Parliament there are 1,410 seats
• Under the British Constitution, there is a fusion, or concentration, of legislative and executive powers in the elective, lower house of Parliament, the House of Commons.

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/birth_of_parliament_01.shtml
• https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/james-dennison/english-parliament-best-way-to-save-uk
• http://www.historytoday.com/kate-wiles/origins-english-parliament
• http://classroom.synonym.com/parliament-vs-congress-16782.html
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• http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-parliamentary-and-presidential-system-of-government.htm
• http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/parliament-government/
• http://744105120945907802.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/0/31408695/parliament_and_congress-_a_brief_comparison_.pdf