Test: Executive- 2 - UPSC MCQ

The organ of government that primarily looks after the function of implementation and administration is called the executive.

Canada has a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy where Queen Elizabeth II is the formal chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government.

The president appoints the prime minister as well as the ministers.

Italy has a parliamentary system with the president as the formal head of state and the prime minister as the head of government.

Russia has a semi-presidential system where the president is the head of state and the prime minister, who the president appoints, is the head of government.

In 1978 the constitution of Sri Lanka was amended, and the system of executive presidency was introduced.

The president cannot be removed except by a resolution in the parliament passed by at least two-thirds of the total number of members of parliament.

At the state level, the executive comprises the governor and the chief minister and the council of ministers.

The president is elected for five years in India.

The president can be removed from office only by parliament by impeachment.

The president also has veto power by which he can withhold or refuse to give consent to bills (other than money bills) passed by the parliament.

This gives the president an informal power to use the veto in a very effective manner.

Since 1989 major political changes have considerably increased the importance of the presidential office.

Nehru described the prime minister as the linchpin of the government.

The prime minister and all the ministers have to be members of the parliament.