INTRODUCTION Presidential and Parliamentary systems are the two possible forms of Government in a democracy. In England there is the Parliamentary system, and it has worked so well over the years that it has become a model for a number of other countries. In the U.S.A., on the other hand, there is the Presidential form of executive, and it has been working quite successfully in that country. These two forms of government have their own distinctive characteristics, and their own respective merits…

There has always been a discussion as to which method of study was better: quantitative, or qualitative. The quantitative approach focuses more on quantifying data and generalizing results from a sample to a population of interest. The use of quantitative methods is used for general features of a population and to measure the incidence of various views and opinions in a chosen sample. Qualitative methods are used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons and motivations. This type of method…

There has always been a debate over which form of government is the most stable. For a long time, there was either a choice (within democratic models) of presidential systems of government, in which the executive is all powerful, or parliamentary systems of government, where the legislature is the supreme power. However, in the past century, a middle ground has emerged between the two: semi-presidential systems of government. Semi-presidential systems, as defined by Maurice Duverger (an early writer…

Presidential vs. Parliamentary Political Systems There are two main types of political systems, one being a presidential system and the other being a parliamentary system. Both of them have their own benefits as well as their own disadvantages. No political system can be perfect or can always have stability, but shown in history there are successful countries that use either one. Also there are countries that have failed with one of the two systems. Firstly there is the presidential…

Parliamentary and Presidential System of Government: An Analysis of Modus Operandi, Characteristics and Effects in a Political Community. A presidential system of government is one in which power lies in the hands of an elected individual known as the head of state and the head of government as well. It is composed of checks and balances of which power is separated into other tiers of government such as the legislative and judicial arms of government. The legislative is broken down into upper and…

In a presidential system an independent congress from the executive office allows for a wider range of policy to be addressed and passed than that of a parliamentary system. As Mainwaring and Shugart explain because congress is separate from the executive office they can act on legislation deemed necessary rather than worrying about the stability of the government. Thus the priority of congress is exactly what it should be, to purpose and pass legislation, this allows for more serious issued to…

Elitist vs Pluralist. Which is better? Many things in our society today are determined by the people, by who they are in the society, what they get or receive from being that person and how they receive that certain item or award. Sometimes people, depending on the money they have or their name that everybody knows them by like Doctor, boss, founder, writer, artist and many more, determine the things they receive in this society. There are two different theories in our society on democracy. But…

Parliamentary System versus Presidential System The way that a country is controlled by the government depends on the relationship between the legislative and executive authority. Most democratic nations, today, generally use one of two governmental systems, either a parliamentary system or a presidential system. Today most of Europe prefers to use a parliamentary system, whereas the presidential form of government is preferred in places such as South Korea, South America and the United States…

Presidential versus parliamentary systems ILONA MÁRIA SZILÁGYI Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, Budapest, Hungary This article is a comparison of presidential and parliamentary systems. They are the two most popular types of democratic governments. They have common and dissimilar features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems the chief executive can be removed from office by the legislature but the way of it is different. Dissimilar feature is the election of the chief…

governing systems, the parliamentary system or the presidential system. A governing body is significantly important in order to achieve legitimate power and authority to implement rules and maintain solidarity in a political community. The parliamentary system also known as the “Westminster system” was established in the United Kingdom in which, many countries including Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain and Canada has modelled this system. On the other hand, the presidential system also called the…