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Revision as of 20:43, November 13, 2007
A parliamentary democracy is a system of government in which the Parliament is supreme, or the sovereign, and there is no separation of powers or checks and balances.
In a parliamentary democracy representatives are elected by the people either at regular intervals or when the party in power decides to hold elections within a required period of time. The elected representatives then:
- form a government by their majority vote
- pass laws by majority vote, typically in both houses of a bicameral Parliament
- monitor the executive government and public officials in institutions established by the Parliament
