Why is Executive responsible to legislature?

Why is Executive responsible to legislature?

The Executive (i.e. the political Executive the Council of Ministers) remains responsible and the administration accountable to Parliament. It is the function of Parliament to exercise political and financial control over the Executive and to ensure parliamentary surveillance of administration.

Why is it necessary that the legislative and Executive powers be separated?

Separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another. The intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.

How does the legislative control the Executive?

Parliament exercises control over Executive through debates and discussions on the floor. It has instruments like short duration discussions during question and zero-hours, calling attention motion, adjournment motion, no-confidence motion, censure motion, etc.

Why is the Executive Branch necessary?

The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch. Independent Agencies also help carry out decisions made by the Government or provide special services.

What is control over the executive?

Parliamentary Control over executive – Accountability of Executive. For every action done by any of the ministers, the entire council of ministers is accountable to the Lok Sabha. If the Lok Sabha does not approve the act of the minister. The whole cabinet has to resign, because of collective responsibility.

How does the legislature exercise its control over the executive?

Any member of the legislature can move a motion of adjournment on any urgent matter. The legislature can move an amendment to a finance bill through cut motion. In serious matters, the legislature may pass a vote of censure or no confidence against the executive or cabinet and the latter has to resign.

How are the legislature and the executive separated in a parliamentary form of government?

In a parliamentary form of government, the legislature and executive aren’t really separated. In a nominal sense, the legislature is in control, in that the executive must report to the legislature and is entitled to rule by virtue of having the confidence of (a majority in) the legislature.

Who are the temporary executives of the government?

Prime Minister along with his council of ministers is called the Temporary Executives. They implement the policies framed by the legislature. They are elected for every five years and hence called as Temporary Executives. These executives are drawn from the legislature.

How does Parliament give power to the executive?

The parliament makes laws in general broad terms and delegates the powers to the executive to fill in the details. The power takes the form of rules and regulations issued by the administration under a law of the parlia­ment. This power has become so enormous that Chief Justice Haldane described it as ‘new despotism.’