sheffyUTD:

Please I need more tutorial. Never knew parliamentry system is 'bicameral'.

donnypool: Hello Guys

I was just wondering if any body has knowledge on parliament vs congressional system of government, and tell us which is preferable with proof

where are all my politicians?

Thank You

donnypool: Hello Guys

I was just wondering if any body has knowledge on parliament vs congressional system of government, and tell us which is preferable with proof

where are all my politicians?

Thank You

Blaqsmith: I will go for the American's Congress system of Government because it makes for equal representation and well passage of bills.

British's is more dictatorial in nature and the issue of collective responsibility is also a lapse.


I stand to be corrected.

bushdoc9919: Well, here it is briefly

In the British system....the people vote for their representatives, who take their seats in parliament, the equivalent of our national assembly.
Then said representatives from the Party which has the higher number of seats choose the Party Leader(who is also a member of Parliament) as the Prime Minister.(If the majority Party does not get above a certain threshold of seats...it may either form a minority government...Labour's 1976 govt, or a Coalition government....the current Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government).

Also, the British system is bi-camereal...two houses...the House of Commons which is (commonly)referred to as the Parliament or just plain Commons, and the House of Lords , which is made up of the hereditary Lords (or traditional chiefs, roughly speaking). Commons chooses the Prime Minister...who is then approved by HM the Queen.(in a formal ceremony known as kissing of hands). Lords used to be more powerful and could overrule the Commons, but reforms brought in in the 90's have reduced its powers.(one of Tony Blair's good ideas).you are very wrong, I mean so so wrong. The said change was way back in the time of king George1. Go and read your books again for the year.

The Americans have Congress, which is bicameral...the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Representatives and Senators are chosen by direct election. The President of the US is chosen by a separate election. Unlike the UK...the President need not come from the majority party in Congress....and the majority party in the Senate may be different from the majority party in the House. (Like right now...the Democrats control the Senate...and the Republicans the House)

I have no preferences. Though in the Nigerian setup, the American system works better because the Parliamentary system unfortunately gets easily compromised by tribalism.The American system also forces the Opposition to compromise with the Ruling party or vice versa.

kilokeys: u barely see girls on this thread..

sawdust in their skull, most of them..

Blaqsmith: I will go for the American's Congress system of Government because it makes for equal representation and well passage of bills.

British's is more dictatorial in nature and the issue of collective responsibility is also a lapse.


I stand to be corrected.

Symphony007: correction. It makes for uunecessary deadlock and disgusting party politics. Since 2010, the democratic control senate has not passed a bill that the repubican control house has taken up. They've both park the bus and have taken deep extreamist sides. They can't pass budgets, immigration bills, they've shut down the government once, have even almost defaulted on the u.s debt. If you ask americans, they'll take an efficent single party government over a deadlock two party government.

a divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress, thus leading to Congressional gridlock.

richol: correct

bushdoc9919:

A lot of negative examples exist elsewhere....try Pinochet of Chile, and the Kim Dynasty of North Korea...especially Kim Jong Ill.

Park of South Korea is a ''positive example'' because he transformed South Korea from backwater dependency of the US in 1961 to industrial nation by 1979. Sadly most Afrcan dictators, even the ''good ones'' like Ghaddafi failed in that department.

MissMeiya:

Actually we prefer not to engage with the sexist and aggressive BOYS on Nairaland and have to suffer endless mentions calling us slut and bítch, as the mods pretend not to notice. And a thread like this is definitely not worth that. No offense OP, but this is what Google and Wikipedia are for. Where do you think people are getting their answers?

Unless you want to discuss opinion on which is better, I guess.

ilohemmy: @Donnypool, politically i must let u know the fact that any system of government is perfect is perfect and preferable when it has a good runing by the government,,, so weda parliamental or congressional is preferable

jaymichael: It is worthy to note here that certain countries adopt different style of Government to suit its local peculiarities so it will be near impossible to say or choose which system is better. The Parliamentary system usually favour a country with a common heritage culture and history. These countries also tend to adopt the UNITARY system of Government in which BRITAIN is a classic example. The Parliamentary system suits its peculiarities. The American Presidential system suits a federal, multi-ethnic, multicultural and heterogeneous country. This is usually to ensure adequate political representation by for all, and to prevent political hegemony. Nigeria inherited The British Parliamentary system of Government and continued with the system in the first republic. The second republic which ushered in the Shagari led Government, saw Nigeria adopt the American Presidential system and still uses up till now. Hence, we refer to Shehu Shagari as Nigeria's first EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT.

kilokeys: u barely see girls on this thread..

sawdust in their skull, most of them..

Bre:

Yet we stay on your mind, clearly. What has the number of girls comme... you know what, forget you sef.

Anyway, @OP, it seems like you came to have Nairaland do a homework assignment for you. Well played, sir. Well played

kilokeys:

wow i am honored to have u quote me.. 14th comment since 2010.. wow

Bre:

Clown.

bushdoc9919: Well, here it is briefly

In the British system....the people vote for their representatives, who take their seats in parliament, the equivalent of our national assembly.
Then said representatives from the Party which has the higher number of seats choose the Party Leader(who is also a member of Parliament) as the Prime Minister.(If the majority Party does not get above a certain threshold of seats...it may either form a minority government...Labour's 1976 govt, or a Coalition government....the current Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government).

Also, the British system is bi-camereal...two houses...the House of Commons which is (commonly)referred to as the Parliament or just plain Commons, and the House of Lords , which is made up of the hereditary Lords (or traditional chiefs, roughly speaking). Commons chooses the Prime Minister...who is then approved by HM the Queen.(in a formal ceremony known as kissing of hands). Lords used to be more powerful and could overrule the Commons, but reforms brought in in the 90's have reduced its powers.(one of Tony Blair's good ideas).

The Americans have Congress, which is bicameral...the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Representatives and Senators are chosen by direct election. The President of the US is chosen by a separate election. Unlike the UK...the President need not come from the majority party in Congress....and the majority party in the Senate may be different from the majority party in the House. (Like right now...the Democrats control the Senate...and the Republicans the House)

I have no preferences. Though in the Nigerian setup, the American system works better because the Parliamentary system unfortunately gets easily compromised by tribalism.The American system also forces the Opposition to compromise with the Ruling party or vice versa.