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A '''''Parliamentary government''''' (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) is one in which members of an [[executive]] branch (the cabinet and its [[leader]] - a [[prime minister]], [[premier]], or [[chancellor]]) are nominated to their positions by a [[legislature]] or [[parliament]], and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a [[no confidence vote]] or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function. | A '''''Parliamentary government''''' (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) is one in which members of an [[executive]] branch (the cabinet and its [[leader]] - a [[prime minister]], [[premier]], or [[chancellor]]) are nominated to their positions by a [[legislature]] or [[parliament]], and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a [[no confidence vote]] or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function. | ||
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Revision as of 20:43, November 13, 2007
A Parliamentary government (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) is one in which members of an executive branch (the cabinet and its leader - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor) are nominated to their positions by a legislature or parliament, and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a no confidence vote or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function.