Parliamentary government is the one which is headed by the Prime Minister & he is constitutionally answerable to the parliament. Parliament may consists of 2 houses; Lower House(parliament) & Upper House(senate).
The Lower House is almost always the originator of legislation & the Upper House is to give a second look & the decision whether to approve or disapprove the bill presented in the parliament.
The number of seats is 200 in the Lower House in countries having population of more than 3 million. While the Upper House has normally got a custom number of seats of either 20, 50 or 100 members.The parliamentary system of government is being used in England, France, Scotland, Poland, Pakistan, India & many more.
On the other hand Presidential system of government is headed by the President & he has got the power to veto then acts of legislature. The president has got the fixed term of office & elections are always held on schedule & cannot be held or delayed by the vote of confidence or other acts like in parliamentary system. The best example of presidential system of government is USA.
The Lower House is almost always the originator of legislation & the Upper House is to give a second look & the decision whether to approve or disapprove the bill presented in the parliament.
The number of seats is 200 in the Lower House in countries having population of more than 3 million. While the Upper House has normally got a custom number of seats of either 20, 50 or 100 members.The parliamentary system of government is being used in England, France, Scotland, Poland, Pakistan, India & many more.
On the other hand Presidential system of government is headed by the President & he has got the power to veto then acts of legislature. The president has got the fixed term of office & elections are always held on schedule & cannot be held or delayed by the vote of confidence or other acts like in parliamentary system. The best example of presidential system of government is USA.
