Both Uses of
parliamentarianism
in
Man And Superman
- He means that he has sold out to the parliamentary humbugs and the bourgeoisie.†
Chpt 3 *
- Either the worship of a despot because a despot can kill, or parliamentary cockfighting.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(parliamentarianism) a form of democracy where the executive's power is dependent upon the support of the legislatureeditor's notes: A parliamentary form of government like that in Great Britain can be contrasted with a presidential system like that found in the United States. Both are democracies, but the United States has a stricter separation of power between the executive and legislative branches.
In the United States, the chief executive (president) is elected separately from the legislative branch (congress). In a parliamentary system, the chief executive (prime minister) is selected by the majority party of the legislative branch (parliament). Many democracies, such as France, have a hybrid parliamentary/presidential system in which an elected president shares power with a prime minister.
Despite the success of the United States, most new democracies choose a parliamentary or hybrid form of government because of the political instability and authoritarianism associated with the many Latin American countries that have chosen a presidential system.