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Parliamentary government and Presidential government. 1) In a Parliamentary system the Executive is formed from the majority party in Parliament. This means they are accountable to Parliament (Ministers are answerable to Parliament for what happens in their department), and can be brought down by Parliament (in a no confidence motion). Ministerial powers are derived from parliamentary authorisation. Parliamentary systems tend to be very effective for carrying out executive policy as there is no separation of powers, so this means the Government gains its position from the fact that it can command a majority in the Legislature. In a Presidential system the Executive (in the form of an individual - the President) is elected directly. This means they are accountable to the public, not the legislature, and can only be brought down through the legal process of impeachment. Ministerial powers are derived from Presidential authorisation and his powers are set out in the Constitution....

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