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How effective is Parliament in controlling the executive?
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Outline two features of parliamentary government? (5) Parliamentary government is the system of government currently used in the UK, unlike the US, which uses the presidential government system. One of the main features which separates the two is that when parliamentary government is in operation, a party is elected rather than an independent president. Under parliamentary government, the executive is chosen from the legislature. Both of these are elected at the same time. Another feature of parliamentary democracy is that it sees the executive as responsible. It is accountable to the legislature. This means that the legislature can ask questions and hold the executive to account at it's discretion. How effective is Parliament in controlling the executive? (20) Parliament is fairly effective in controlling the executive, and appears to be adequate so far. However, parliament is far from being completely effective in this, and there is much room for improvement. Parliament's effectiveness in...
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