Worlds Parliament

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Central American Parliament. 3. Council of Representatives of Iraq. 4. Estates General France. 5. European Parliament. 6. Islamic Consultative Assembly Iran. 7. National Assembly of the Republic of China. 8. Pan-African Parliament. 9. Parliament of Australia. 10. Parliament of Canada. 11. Parliament of England. 12. Parliament of Finland. 13. Parliament of India. 14. Parliament of Ireland. 15. Parliament of Pakistan. 16. Parliament of Scotland. 17. Parliament of Singapore. 18. Parliament of South Africa. 19. Parliament of Sweden. 20. Parliament of the German. 21. Scottish Parliament. Bibliography. Index.

Parliaments may consist of chambers or houses and are usually either bicameral or unicameral although more complex models exist, or have existed. A nation\'s prime minister P.M. is almost always the leader of the majority party in the lower house of Parliament but only holds his or her office as long as the confidence of the house is maintained. If members of the lower house lose faith in the leader for whatever reason, they can call a vote of no confidence and force the PM to resign. This can be particularly dangerous to a Government when the distribution of seats is relatively even, in which case a new election is often called shortly thereafter. However, in case of general discontent with the head of government, his replacement can be made very smoothly without all the complications that it represents in the case of a presidential system. In theory, power resided in the monarch, who chaired cabinet and chose ministers. This book contains the fundamental and basic information of the subject.