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- This article is about the legislative institution. For alternative meanings, see: Parliament (disambiguation).
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a talk, a discussion, hence a meeting (an assembly, a court) where people discuss matters.
Parliamentary government
While all parliaments are legislatures, not all legislatures are known as parliaments. Those legislatures called parliaments typically operate under a parliamentary system of government in which the executive is constitutionally answerable to the parliament. This can be contrasted with a presidential system, on the model of the United States' congressional system, which operate under a stricter separation of powers whereby the executive does not form part of, nor is appointed by, the parliamentary or legislative body. Typically, congresses do not select or dismiss heads of governments, and governments cannot request an early dissolution as may be the case for parliaments. Some states have a semi-presidential system which combines a powerful president with an executive responsible to parliament. More on [ Parliament ]
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Wow...only in Canada. Prime Minister Harper to prorogue parliament for two months so we can focus on the Olympics in Vancouver.
jinxyyz (Janis Nixon) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:28:06 -0000
Wow...only in Canada. Prime Minister Harper to prorogue parliament for two months so we can focus on the Olympics in Vancouver.
I really enjoyed Andrew Coyne's reaction to the expectation that the PM will ask the GG to prorogue parliament. http://bit.ly/71wTum
pfthurley (Peter Thurley) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:27:20 -0000
I really enjoyed Andrew Coyne's reaction to the expectation that the PM will ask the GG to prorogue parliament. http://bit.ly/71wTum
Yemeni parliament receives Palestinian ambassador, calls for "brilliant victory, ind. Palestine w Jerusalem as capital http://bit.ly/6h1Zd1
dfletcher (dfletcher) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:26:43 -0000
Yemeni parliament receives Palestinian ambassador, calls for "brilliant victory, ind. Palestine w Jerusalem as capital http://bit.ly/6h1Zd1
Harper prorogues Parliament. Seems a mite heavy-handed. http://bit.ly/6opLnB #fb
weskroesbergen (Wes Kroesbergen) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:26:07 -0000
Harper prorogues Parliament. Seems a mite heavy-handed. http://bit.ly/6opLnB #fb
Coyne: "If MPs are barred at the doors to Parliament, and wouldnât that be an interesting scene... meet somewhere else" http://bit.ly/71wTum
iancapstick (Ian Capstick) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:24:32 -0000
Coyne: "If MPs are barred at the doors to Parliament, and wouldn’t that be an interesting scene... meet somewhere else" http://bit.ly/71wTum
RT @KaylinSnailin: @pmharper If you prorouge Parliament you are showing that you have no respect for Canadians and the democratic process.
johannabee (johanna b.) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:23:32 -0000
RT @KaylinSnailin: @pmharper If you prorouge Parliament you are showing that you have no respect for Canadians and the democratic process.
History of Parliament - An official research project to produce biographies of all MPs sitting in the House of Commons between 1386 and 1832, as well as a general history of the parliamentary process. The results may be bought on CD.
Meta Description: [ The official History of Parliament was set up following a Treasury Minute dated 22 March 1929, under the editorship of Colonel J.C. Wedgwood MP who published two volumes in 1936 and 1938 which contained biographies of Members of the Commons for the period 1439-1504, as well as summaries of the pr... ]
Members of Parliament: 1750-1850 - Biographies of MPs that had an important influence on British history. Figures included range from Prime Ministers such as William Pitt and Lord Liverpool to those less well-known but extremely influential figures such as Joseph Brotherton and Michael Sadler.
Meta Description: [ British History 1700-1820 ]
Oswald Mosley - 1896-1980. British MP and founder of the British Union of Fascists. Site contains political essays, speeches and a history of the BUF and Union Movement.
Meta Description: [ Oswald Mosley British Politician and Philosopher 1896-1980. ]
Parliamentary Reform - A detailed study of parliamentary reform in Britain between 1750 and 1900.
Meta Description: [ Parliamentary Reform ]
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