A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state)...

differs from a parliamentary republic in that it has an executive president independent of the legislature; and from the presidential system in that the...

Semi-parliamentary system can refer to one of the following: a prime-ministerial system, in which voters simultaneously vote for both members of legislature...

The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature...

some full parliamentary systems, the head of state is directly elected by voters. Under other classification systems, however, these systems may instead...

president except in extraordinary cases. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government comes to power by gaining...

A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its...

figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more. In a parliamentary system, such as India or the United Kingdom, the head of state usually has...

committee in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with...

decisions. Legally, under both types of system, the Westminster variant of a parliamentary system and the presidential system, the cabinet "advises" the head...

following respects (though they vary among jurisdictions): Powers: In a parliamentary system, it often has much less power than the lower house. Therefore, in...

cabinet) is elected indirectly. This includes the cabinets of most parliamentary systems; members of the public elect the parliamentarians, who then elect...

presidential, semi-presidential, and parliamentary systems. They contrast with figurehead presidents, common in most parliamentary republics, in which the president...

characteristics (though they vary per jurisdiction). Powers In a parliamentary system, the lower house; In the modern era, has much more power, usually...

strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish: Güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem), also referred to as an enhanced and strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish:...

Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This...

executive order. In those that use fusion of powers, typically parliamentary systems, the executive forms the government, and its members generally belong...

similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who are not numerous enough to form parliamentary groups in their own names...

political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen...

Politics of Electoral Systems. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-19-925756-0. "The Parliamentary Electoral System in Denmark". Copenhagen:...

democratically elected government, Bangladesh adopted a parliamentary democracy based on a Westminster system. The President is now a largely ceremonial post...

India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. All states, as well as...

intention of the new Constitution's authors was to rationalize the parliamentary system. Ministers were accountable to the legislative body, the French National...

an example of perfect bicameralism. However, in many parliamentary and semi-presidential systems, the house to which the executive is responsible (e.g...

or a minority parliament is a government and cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority...

the word parliament to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g., the Parliament of...

standing committee is a permanent committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to analyse and opine on issues in a specific area...

written constitution. Such a system renders the legislature more powerful. In parliamentary and semi-presidential systems of government, the executive...

the United Kingdom and Australia and in other parliamentary systems and elsewhere, the term two-party system is sometimes used to indicate an arrangement...

and other federal states, especially federal monarchies under a parliamentary system of government, are largely a matter of legal form rather than political...