Parliament
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Parliament
→ It is the supreme legislative (law-making) body of a democratic nation.
→ It’s the national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of theHouse of Lords and the House of Commons.
→ It’s a meeting or assembly for conference on public or national affairs.
♧ A parliament is a legislature whose power and function are similar to thosedictated by the Westminster system of the United Kingdom. More generally, "parliament" may simply refer to a democratic government's legislature. The term is derived from the French parlement, the actionof parler (to speak): a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which such a discussion took place. It acquired its modern meaning as it came to be used for the body of people (inan institutional sense) who would meet to discuss matters of state.
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♧ The use of the term “parliament” first occurred in 1236 in England. Previously, this group of the king’s closestadvisors had been called the “council”. After agreeing to the principle of “common consent” in the Magna Carta, King John had to increase the size of this group of advisors and include more commoners.He then had to submit his requests for increased taxation to this newly expanded group. Two distinct groups emerged among the commoners: the landed gentry, and the rich merchants and lawyers.
♧The word “parliament” comes from the French “parler”, which means “to talk” or “to discuss”. English parliamentary procedure, such as Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Procedure, developed not tofacilitate talk, but to facilitate decision-making. Although the British model of parliament, known as the Westminster Model, is held up as the “Mother of all Parliaments”, it is unique in that itdeveloped over time from tradition, as opposed to being democratically enacted by way of a constitution.
♧England has long had a tradition of a body of men who would assist and advise the King on...
→ It is the supreme legislative (law-making) body of a democratic nation.
→ It’s the national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of theHouse of Lords and the House of Commons.
→ It’s a meeting or assembly for conference on public or national affairs.
♧ A parliament is a legislature whose power and function are similar to thosedictated by the Westminster system of the United Kingdom. More generally, "parliament" may simply refer to a democratic government's legislature. The term is derived from the French parlement, the actionof parler (to speak): a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which such a discussion took place. It acquired its modern meaning as it came to be used for the body of people (inan institutional sense) who would meet to discuss matters of state.
Origin: ↓
♧ The use of the term “parliament” first occurred in 1236 in England. Previously, this group of the king’s closestadvisors had been called the “council”. After agreeing to the principle of “common consent” in the Magna Carta, King John had to increase the size of this group of advisors and include more commoners.He then had to submit his requests for increased taxation to this newly expanded group. Two distinct groups emerged among the commoners: the landed gentry, and the rich merchants and lawyers.
♧The word “parliament” comes from the French “parler”, which means “to talk” or “to discuss”. English parliamentary procedure, such as Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Procedure, developed not tofacilitate talk, but to facilitate decision-making. Although the British model of parliament, known as the Westminster Model, is held up as the “Mother of all Parliaments”, it is unique in that itdeveloped over time from tradition, as opposed to being democratically enacted by way of a constitution.
♧England has long had a tradition of a body of men who would assist and advise the King on...
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