Parliamentary System Of Government In Mexico

The formal arrangement for governing democracy in India was the parliamentary system of government. It was majorly drawn from the British parliamentary model and then set as constitutional arrangement for India as it was formed in 1947. Although, few sections were borrowed from the United States’ presidential system (Shively, 2014).

The constitutional arrangement outlined a parliament into the council of the people and the council of the states. These are the two houses making upper and lower part of the parliament. At the council of the people, also referred to as he Lok Sabha, there is a powerful prime minister and cabinet that are responsible to oversee the lower house. On the other hand, upper house or the council of the state is managed

The executive or cabinet would be formed by a coalition of participating parties. Should there be disagreement on any issues, it may produce an unstable government. If government control is unstable, people lose confidence in the whole system. This is something that is possible with the parliamentary government and it highlights a disadvantage to the system.

Presidential Government in Mexico

After the civil war ended in Mexico around 1930, the established party of the Institutionalized Revolution centered his regime on presidential system. This has been the adopted system of government in Mexico until the recent times (Shively, 2014). The PRI dominated the politics and did influenced the system a great deal. As a state using presidential system of government, it requires an independent Congress and Supreme Court. However, the influence of the ruling party has never let such institutions function independently. The party was controlling most offices that made the president dominated power.

According to the tradition, a president ruled for a single term of six-year duration and then step down. A new president would then be chosen by the party to serve the next term (Shively, 2014). The ruling president had great power as the party influence the system ot encourage concentration of power. Thus, the system encouraged corruption until a reform happened around 1982 –

Where PRI is elected as president, it will not have a majority in house of congress and chamber of deputies, which form the two harm of the house.

Characteristics and functions of presidential government

As mentioned by Jorge (2007), “the presidential system is characterized by the principle of the separation of power”. The voters through electoral process elect the president and likewise the members of the congress are elected. Each of these exercises independent power. While the president and his cabinet sees to the affairs of the state, the congress serve as the legislative wing of the government. They are also elected by voters through election.

The president is seen as the single executive head of state and has a personal mandate from the voters. They trust into a position of policy leadership. The president in turn appoints members of his administration in form of a cabinet. In addition, the president serves as the moral leader and symbol for the nation (Shively, 2014). The judiciary is also independent of the congress and the president. Thus, the separation of power has ensures a level of checks and balances in the