{"id":2173,"date":"2024-04-25T04:23:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:23:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:53:08","slug":"q-a-parliamentary-system-of-government-is-one-in-which","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-a-parliamentary-system-of-government-is-one-in-which","title":{"rendered":"Q. A Parliamentary System of Government is one in which"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>all political parties<\/strong>\u00a0in the Parliament are represented in the Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Government is responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Government is elected by the people and can be removed by them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Government is chosen by the Parliament but\u00a0<strong>cannot\u00a0<\/strong>be removed by it before completion of a fixed term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) the Government is responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/upsc-notes\/constitution-of-india\/\">Constitution of India<\/a>\u00a0provides for a\u00a0parliamentary\u00a0form of government\u00a0<strong>(the executive is responsible to the\u00a0legislature\u00a0for its policies and acts)<\/strong>, both at the Centre and in the states.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also known as the\u00a0<strong>Cabinet\u00a0government<\/strong>\/\u00a0<strong>Responsible government<\/strong>\/\u00a0<strong>Westminster model<\/strong>\u00a0of government and is prevalent in\u00a0<strong>Britain<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Japan<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Canada<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>India<\/strong>, among others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Articles for\u00a0Parliamentary system:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Center<\/strong>: Article:\u00a0<strong>74 &amp; 75<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>States<\/strong>: Article:\u00a0<strong>163 &amp; 164<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike in the Presidential system, the<strong>\u00a0executives in this system sit in the legislature<\/strong>\u00a0because they are members of the legislature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executives can exercise power and stay in office as long as they have the\u00a0<strong>support of the lower house of the legislature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"features-of-the-indian-parliamentary-system\">Features of the Indian Parliamentary System&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nominal And Real Executives\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>nominal executive officer is the president<\/strong>, while the\u00a0<strong>actual executive officer is the prime minister<\/strong>\u00a0(de facto executive officer).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a result, the president serves as the head of state, while the prime minister serves as the head of government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/inshorts\/article-74-of-indian-constitution-upsc\/\">Article 74\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>establishes a Council of Ministers led by the Prime Minister to assist and advise the President in carrying out his duties. The President is bound by the proposal made in this manner.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The close connection between legislative and executive power\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The prime minister and the Council of Ministers serve as the executive body, while the parliament serves as the legislative body.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>prime minister and ministers are elected from among members of parliament<\/strong>, implying that the legislature wields executive power.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collective Responsibility\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the fundamental tenet of parliamentary government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministers are collectively accountable to the entire parliament<\/strong>, particularly the People\u2019s Chamber (Article 75). They\u00a0<strong>sink and swim together<\/strong>\u00a0as a group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political Homogeneity\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Members of the Council of Ministers generally belong to the<strong>\u00a0same political party\u00a0<\/strong>and thus share the same political ideology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ministers in a coalition government are bound by consensus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dual Membership\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ministers are members of\u00a0<strong>both the legislative and executive\u00a0<\/strong>branches of government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This means that if a person is not a member of Parliament, he cannot be a minister.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The constitution states that ministers will lose their positions\u00a0<strong>if they do not serve as members of Parliament for six months in a row<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Prime Minister\u2019s Leadership\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Prime Minister is the most powerful person in this government system. He is the leader of the Council of Ministers, the parliament, and the ruling party.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among these capabilities, it plays a critical role in the government\u2019s operation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dissolution Of The Lok Sabha\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the Prime Minister\u2019s recommendation, the President may dissolve the House of Commons (Lok Sabha).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In other words, the Prime Minister can recommend to the President that the People\u2019s Chamber be dissolved and a new election be held before the end of his term.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This means that the executive branch has the authority to dissolve the legislature and convert the country to a parliamentary system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secrecy\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ministers are bound by the\u00a0<strong>principle of procedure confidentiality and are not permitted to reveal information<\/strong>\u00a0about their procedures, policies, or decisions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before entering your office, they swore an<strong>\u00a0oath of secrecy<\/strong>. The president administers the ministers\u2019 oath of secrecy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(b) the Government is responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it Notes: Features of the Indian Parliamentary System&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[39],"years":[53],"class_list":["post-2173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-indian-polity","years-53"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":39,"label":"Indian Polity"}],"years":[{"value":53,"label":"2020"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":39,"name":"Indian Polity","slug":"indian-polity","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":39,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":188,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}