||||Each country differs in their political system preference for governing their countries. For democratic countries, two possible choices of government are the presidential system and the parliamentary system. Since both presidential and parliamentary systems have their own strengths and weaknesses, many scholars have examined these two forms of government and debated which political system is more successful in governance. In this article I will first provide a detailed analysis of both the parliamentary and presidential systems. I will also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each system, addressing any differences and commonalities. Finally, I will conclude by using historical examples to analyze and support the presidential system, which would be a more desirable system for a democratic government. The concept of a parliamentary political system has its roots in 1707 Britain; the word derives from 'parley', discussion. It was used to describe meetings between Henry III and the nobles in the Great Council (Szilagyi, 2009). It originated in the British political system and is often known as the Westminster model as it was used in the Palace of Westminster. It became influential in many European nations later in the 18th century (Smith, 2010). Countries with parliamentary systems are constitutional monarchies such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia and Canada or parliamentary republics such as Greece, India, Ireland and Italy (McTeer, 1995). The parliamentary type of government is known for its three distinctive characteristics; firstly, the executive is divided into head of state and head of government, elected independently forming a double executive; second, the fusion of... half the card... Maureen. Parliament: Canadian democracy and how it works. Toronto: Random House Canada, 1995. Shively, W. Phillips. Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.Shugart, Matthew Soberg. Presidents and assemblies: constitutional design and electoral dynamics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Smith, Raymond A. American Anomaly: United States Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective. Taylor & Francis US, 2010.Szilagyi, Ilona Maria. Presidential and parliamentary systems. Volume 8, n.2. 307-314. Budapest Hungary: Miklos Zrinyi National Defense University, 2009.Tavits, Margit. Direct presidential elections and voter turnout in parliamentary competitions. St. Louis: Washington University, 2009. Tavits, Margit. Presidents with prime ministers: do direct elections count? New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Topic > ||||Each country differs in their political system preference for governing their countries. For democratic countries, two possible choices of government are the presidential system and the parliamentary system. Since both presidential and parliamentary systems have their own strengths and weaknesses, many scholars have examined these two forms of government and debated which political system is more successful in governance. In this article I will first provide a detailed analysis of both the parliamentary and presidential systems. I will also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each system, addressing any differences and commonalities. Finally, I will conclude by using historical examples to analyze and support the presidential system, which would be a more desirable system for a democratic government. The concept of a parliamentary political system has its roots in 1707 Britain; the word derives from 'parley', discussion. It was used to describe meetings between Henry III and the nobles in the Great Council (Szilagyi, 2009). It originated in the British political system and is often known as the Westminster model as it was used in the Palace of Westminster. It became influential in many European nations later in the 18th century (Smith, 2010). Countries with parliamentary systems are constitutional monarchies such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia and Canada or parliamentary republics such as Greece, India, Ireland and Italy (McTeer, 1995). The parliamentary type of government is known for its three distinctive characteristics; firstly, the executive is divided into head of state and head of government, elected independently forming a double executive; second, the fusion of... half the card... Maureen. Parliament: Canadian democracy and how it works. Toronto: Random House Canada, 1995. Shively, W. Phillips. Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.Shugart, Matthew Soberg. Presidents and assemblies: constitutional design and electoral dynamics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Smith, Raymond A. American Anomaly: United States Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective. Taylor & Francis US, 2010.Szilagyi, Ilona Maria. Presidential and parliamentary systems. Volume 8, n.2. 307-314. Budapest Hungary: Miklos Zrinyi National Defense University, 2009.Tavits, Margit. Direct presidential elections and voter turnout in parliamentary competitions. St. Louis: Washington University, 2009. Tavits, Margit. Presidents with prime ministers: do direct elections count? New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.