What are the pros and cons of a parliamentary society?

Answer 1

A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism , is a system of government in which the executive is dependent on the direct or indirect support of the legislature (often termed the parliament), often expressed through a vote of confidence. Parliamentary systems are characterized by no clear-cut separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches, leading to a different set of checks and balances compared to those found in presidential systems. Parliamentary systems usually have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state, with the head of government being the prime minister or premier, and the head of state often being a figurehead, often either a president (elected either popularly or by the parliament) or by a hereditary monarch (often in a constitutional monarchy). Though in parliamentary systems the prime minister and cabinet will exercise executive power on a day-to-day basis, constitutional authority will usually belong to the head of state, giving that official codified or uncodified reserve powers. The term parliamentary systemdoes not mean that a country is ruled by different parties in coalition with each other. Such multi-party arrangements are usually the product of an electoral system known as proportional representation. Many parliamentary countries, especially those that use "first past the post" voting, have governments composed of one party. However, parliamentary systems in continental Europe do use proportional representation, and tend to produce election results in which no single party has a majority of seats. Proportional representation in a non-parliamentary system obviously does not have this result. Parliamentarianism may also be for governance in local governments. An example is the city of Oslo, which has an executive council as a part of the parliamentary system. The council-manager system of municipal government used in some U.S. cities bears many similarities to a parliamentary system.

Answer 2

• A strength of this system is that it supposedly delivers effective but responsible Government. Government is effective because it relies on the confidence of Parliament and so in most cases it can ensure that legislation proposed by the Government passed.

• Responsible Government is maintained because the Government may only stay in power as long as the rest of Parliament have confidence in it.

• Vote of confidence.

Answer 3

parliamentary system is advantageous in a sense that it is fast and covinient when it comes to decision making

more than one man's decision is not prone to subjection

Answer 4

pros: presidents so lehed of government cons: presidents not head of government