Whats the difference between a parliamentary democracy and a Federal Democracy?
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There is no inherent difference between the two.  They are not mutually exclusive.\n\nParliamentary democracies are, basically, those in which the head of government is the leader of the party, or coalition of parties, that holds a majority in at least one chamber of the legistlative branch.  This is different from the US-style "Presidential" democracy, in which the head of government is the chief of the executive branch.\n\nA federal democracy is a democratic form of federation; the democratic part simply indicates that ultimate decision-making power is given to the people.  A federation is a central government that permits some amount of sovereignty and decision-making power in subordinate governmental bodies within the federation.  A familiar example might be the US States, which retain significant authority although they are subordinate to the federal United States Government.\n\nIndia is both a federal democracy and a parliamentary democracy.  That proves there is a distinction but not a difference between the two.
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huge difference one was democratically elected and kept it, and installed his own party to control everything. The other had to be re-elected and has competetion..thats why they call it a democracy.
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Using Australia:\n\nFederal Parliament and State Parliament execute different powers, but they both have the same level of power in relations to their allowed powers. They can pass, amend, vote, and reject bills, and can also amend old laws not in the constitution. They can call for a referendum for a change in the constitution, and they appoint the judges in the judicial system (well, the government does anyway).
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There are different models of democracy in the "West". Three useful categories are DIRECT democracy, REPRESENTATIVE democracy and PARTICIPATORY democracy.\n\nA direct democracy is one where the citizens are directly involved in making policy decisions. This means people will effectively vote to decide what should be done.\n\nA representative democracy (eg. US and Australia) is one where leaders are elected to make decisions and have a responsibility to pursue the interests of those who elected them. \n\nIn a participatory democracy, government will make an effort to include citizens in decision-making. They may conduct polling, or run policy forums to inform people but ultimately the decision rests with government, guided by the public. This style of democracy is evident in some Scandinavian countries.\n\nThe reality of the system? It's not a perfect system of government. Sometimes governments ignore the public. Sometimes governments with alot of financial support from interest groups will look after their needs before the needs of the rest of the population and then have the funds to run massive media campaigns for their re-election. Sometimes people are malleable enough to forget that they were lied to or disadvantaged around election time. But when the day comes that people have had enough and decide it's time for a change, they can vote for a new leader. And that is why Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried". \n\nCheers!
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Federalism is a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces), creating what is often called a federation. Proponents are often called federalists. In Canada, federalism means opposition to sovereigntist movements (usually that of Quebec). In Europe, "federalist" is often used to describe those who favor a stronger federal government (or European Union government) and weaker provincial governments. The same is historically true in the United States, with those who generally favor a confederation, or weaker federal government and stronger state governments, being called "anti-federalists". However, in recent years in America "federalism" has come to be associated with opposition to a stronger federal government.
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Really don't understand your question! However in Australia \nthe Federal Government has a majority in both houses. This means that it can pass all the laws it wants to. Is this what you mean?\n\nI don't know if this is the case with any other democratic country!
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It depends.  Parliamentary Systems, such as the UK can be very unstable if you look at the party systems.  British parties rise and fall dramatically based on the way they split the parlimentary districts.  Also, the Prime Minister in a parliamentary system isn't 'elected'.  He/she is simply the leader of the majority party.  However in a representative democracy such as the USA an elaborate system of checks and balances has been set up in order to limit the control of anyone branch of government.  So it depends on what you want.  presidential/congressional governments prevent the rise of a single strong branch, but on the other hand parliamentary systems are much more efficient and can pass legislation much faster.
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Our government is a Republic, which in the U.S. is a representative Democracy.  We elect our Congressional delegates, our representatives, to pass laws by which we will govern ourselves.
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Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement between what were previously six self-governing British colonies. The terms of this agreement are embodied in the Australian Constitution, which was drawn up at a Constitutional Convention and ratified by the people of the colonies at referendums.\n\nThe government of the United States, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a federal republic of individual states. The laws of the United States are contained in Acts of Congress; administrative regulations, and judicial cases interpreting the statutes and regulations. The federal government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. Through "checks and balances", each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, some authority to regulate the other two branches, and has some of its authority, in turn, regulated by one or two other branches.
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Right now with the Republicans it is a Republic. When the Democrats are in power it is a Democracy. That is the difference. One is for the people, and the other for wealth.
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To be clear, a Republic is a system whereby people elect representatives, and then those representitives are free govern as they see fit, without regard to the opinions of those they represent if need be.\n\nA Democracy is a system whereby representitives are elected, but must govern exactly as the people wish.\n\nThe United States is a Republic,  and no, our laws do not make more than two parties a requirement.
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I chose number 1 because it illustrates federalism - power is divided between federal and state government. \n\nFurther explanation: Federal government has specific powers, and state governments have their own powers.\n\n#2 is an example of separation of powers.\n#3 is an example of powers delegated only for the House of Representatives.
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How can you differentiate .  A democratic government is based on a democratic parliament which is based on a democratic government and so on and so forth there is no difference
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Representative democracy is just elected officials making the laws and decisions for the majority.  Direct democracy is not feasible because of the large numbers of people.  Even in a smaller community, you would have thousands of people who would want to speak about each and every thing that came up.  \n\nIn government, there is a thing called "The Iron Law of Oligarchy," which means no matter how much you try to maintain direct democracy, eventually there comes a need for representaties to speak for the majority, instead of individuals speaking for themselves.
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The term "District of Columbia" is derived from an old poetic name for the United States, Columbia, which has fallen out of common use since the early 20th century.\n\nFederal districts are subdivisions of a federal system of government. Often, these districts are not one of the countries' component subdivisions, and should not be confused with them, but are rather separate entities under the direct control of the federal government. The seat of the federal government is often located in a Federal District, so that no single individual component can exercise undue influence over federal affairs.
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Right wing = conservative (more business based and seen as upper class)\n\nleft wing = liberal (live and let live and they are seen as the working class)
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There are way more than two types. There's direct democracy, representative democracy, presidental, parliamentary, etc.