Parliamentary republic

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/parliamentary-republic

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the constitutional framework?Executive power is derived from and accountable to the legislature (parliament)
2. What is the historical development?Evolved from monarchical systems, emphasizing representative over hereditary rule
3. How does the government stay in power in a parliamentary republic?The government is made of members of parliament and stays in power as long as it has a majority or a coalition that supports it.
4. What happens if the parliament does not like the government?Parliament can use a vote of no confidence to ask the government to step down, showing that the government must answer to the people’s representatives.

Parliamentary Sovereignty: The principle that parliament is the supreme legal authority in a state.
Vote of No Confidence: A parliamentary procedure by which the legislature can remove the executive government.
Head of State: The ceremonial or symbolic leader of a country, distinct from the head of government.