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  2. Parliamentary system - Wikipedia

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    Connection between the legislature and the executive Albania: The President of Albania nominates the candidate chosen by the party or coalition which holds a majority in the Parliament of Albania. The Parliament then approves the Cabinet. If the nomination is rejected by the Parliament, another candidate is chosen by the President within 10 days.

  3. Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The significant difference between the Model Parliament and the earlier Curia Regis was the addition of the Commons: that is, the inclusion of elected representatives of rural landowners and of townsmen. In 1307, Edward agreed not to collect certain taxes without the "consent of the realm" through parliament. He also enlarged the court system.

  4. Legislature - Wikipedia

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    Palace of Westminster, where the legislature of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, meets, located in London. A legislature (UK: / ˈ l ɛ dʒ ɪ s l ə tʃ ə r /, US: /-s l eɪ tʃ ə r /) [1] [2] is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein.

  5. Parliamentary sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary sovereignty, also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy, is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies.It holds that the legislative body has absolute sovereignty and is supreme over all other government institutions, including executive or judicial bodies.

  6. Parliamentary republic - Wikipedia

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    A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). There are a number of variations of parliamentary republics.

  7. Bicameralism - Wikipedia

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    Between 1608 and 1918 the Hungarian Parliament called Országgyűlés (Assembly of the Realm) had a bicameral structure, both houses having the same rights in legislature. In 1848 the popular representation was introduced for the Lower Table (replacing the representation of the Estates), while with Act VII of 1885 the Upper Table was slightly ...

  8. Cabinet (government) - Wikipedia

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    In countries with a strict separation between the executive and legislative branches of government (e.g. Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, and Belgium), cabinet members must not simultaneously be a member of parliament; appointed/nominated cabinet members are required to give up their seat in parliament. In some countries, the outgoing MP may be ...

  9. Act of parliament - Wikipedia

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    An act of parliament, as a form of primary legislation, is a text of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). [1] In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliament begin as a bill , which the legislature votes on.