Consider the following features of the Parliamentary system and Presidential system 1...........

Indian Polity Features of Constitution

Consider the following features of the Parliamentary system and Presidential system:

1. Unlike the Presidential system, the Indian parliamentary system has dual executive.

2. In the presidential system, the President cannot dissolve the House of Representatives

3. The Parliamentary system allows the formation of a stable government as the President is elected by an electoral college for a fixed tenure of 5 years.

4. Both Presidential system and Parliamentary system strictly follows the doctrine of separation of powers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

3 and 4 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 4 only

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Explanation:

Explanation:

Statement 3 is incorrect: In parliamentary system, the formation of government is relatively unstable.
Statement 4 is incorrect: Parliamentary system is based on the principle of collective responsibility and not strict separation of powers.

Features of the Parliamentary system and Presidential system

Unlike the parliamentary system of the Indian Constitution, the American Constitution provides for the presidential form of government. Some of the differences between the features of the parliamentary system in India and the presidential system of America are:

The President is the nominal executive (de jure executive or titular executive) while the Prime Minister is the real executive (de facto executive). Presence of dual executive in the Indian parliamentary system. Whereas, the American President is both the head of the State and the head of government i.e Single executive.
In the Indian parliamentary system, the political party which secures majority seats in the Lok Sabha forms the government. Whereas, in presidential system of America the President is elected by an electoral college for a fixed tenure of four years.
Collective Responsibility is the bedrock principle of Indian parliamentary government. The ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament in general and to the Lok Sabha in particular. Whereas, the doctrine of separation of powers is the basis of the American presidential system. The legislative, executive and judicial powers of the government are separated and vested in the three independent organs of the government.
The lower house of the Parliament (Lok Sabha) can be dissolved by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Whereas, in the American presidential system, the President cannot dissolve the House of Representatives—the lower house of Congress.
The parliamentary system does not provide a stable government. There is no guarantee that a government can survive its tenure. whereas the presidential system provides a stable government as the President is elected by an electoral college for a fi xed tenure of four years. He cannot be removed by the Congress except by impeachment for a grave unconstitutional act.