Parliamentary government

• Parliamentary government

  The executive is formed from the legislature, which means members of the House of Commons and House of Lords make up the government. This arrangement is called the fusion of powers.
• Parliamentary government

  • The government cannot take action without the approval of Parliament
  • It is constrained by parliamentary sovereignty
• Scrutiny of the executive


  1. Takes place inside Parliament

  2. Through parliamentary questions on the floor of the two chambers

  3. In the various committees
• Prime minister

  • Reliant on their parliamentary majority and their cabinet for their position and support
  • There is no direct election for prime minister. They are elected as an MP like every other member of the House of Commons.