Government Questions and Answers

A confederation is a union of sovereign states, united for purposes of common action often in relation to other states. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issues, such as defense, foreign relations, internal trade or currency, with the general government being required to provide support for all its members.

Confederation failed because of the lack of a strong central government. because they left too much power with the states. The central government had no power to levy or collect taxes, no power to regulate trade, and no power to enforce laws.

Nation-state. is a form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state especially : a state containing one as opposed to several nationalities.

A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament. For instance the government must gain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the assembly may grant to the government the power to make delegated legislation or the head of government is automatically a member of the assembly. With this, everyone is collectively responsible for all decisions made and enable a smooth administration of governance.

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers: the power of the judiciary to supervise the legislative and executive branches when the latter exceed their authority.

Parliament is held to have a range of roles within our political system:- In a formal sense the Parliament has to approve legislation, taxation and public spending. The primary function of the parliament / legislature (as in the case of a presidential system of government), is to make laws through the passing of bills.