Types of Government

The minister is accountable to the Cabinet

The minister is accountable for everthing done by him to the Parliament as wel as Cabinet

All the ministers are collectively responsible to the legislature

The ministers are directly accountable to parliament as well as the electorate

Absolute Government

Responsible Government

Non-parliamentary Government

Coalition Government

India

Japan

U.S.A.

U.S.S.R.

Parliament

Lower House

President

Cabinet

The President

The Speaker

The ministers in rotation

The Prime Minister

Has no effective power

Is only nominal head

Has powers but have been delegated

Exercises all the powers to his satisfaction

By the close of eighteenth century

By the middle of the nineteenth century

During the twentieth century

By 1688

Individually responsible to the Parliament

Responsible to the Upper House

Colletively responsible to upper House

For all effective purposes collectively responsible to House

Parliamentary

Presidential

Unitary

Federal

Head of the state enjoys real powers

It is based on the theory of separation of powers

It is based on the principle of combination of powers

Babinet consists of nominees of the President