Discussion
Which of the following is the essential characteristics of a Parliamentary System of Government ?
Answer: B
The essential characteristic is that the Council of Ministers is a part of the Legislature and is responsible to it.
In a parliamentary system, the real executive, the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister, is drawn from the legislature and is collectively responsible to the popular house, holding office only while it keeps its confidence. In India, Article 75(3) makes the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
A President who is the real executive head describes a presidential system; in a parliamentary system the head of state is nominal. Ministers not collectively responsible, or not answerable to the legislature, contradict the very idea of responsible government.
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