Difference Between Parliamentary System And Presidential System
| Parliamentary system | Presidential System |
|---|---|
| Features: 1. Dual Executive 2. Majority Party Rule 3. Collective Responsibility 4. Political Homogeneity 5. Double Membership 6. Leadership of Prime Minister 7. Dissolution of Lower House 8. Fusion of Power | Features: 1. Single Executive 2. President and legislators elected separately for a fixed term 3. Non- Responsibility 4. Political homogeneity may not exist 5. Domination of president 6. No dissolution of Lower House 7. Separation of Powers |
| Merits: 1. Haemony Between Legislature and executive 2. Responsible Government 3. Prevents Despotism 4. Wide representation | Demerits: 1. Conflict Between Legislature and Executive. 2. Non- responsible government 3. May lead to autocracy 4. Narrow representation |
| Demerits: 1. Unstable government 2. No continuity of Policies 3. against separation of powers 4. Government by amateurs | Merits: 1. Stable government 2. Definiteness in policies 3. Based on separation of power 4. Government by experts |
