Parliamentary Democracy
议会民主制

A parliamentary democracy is a form of government where voters elect the parliament，which then forms the government. The dominant party in the legislature determines the Prime Minister, who is beholden both to the people and the parliament. After the prime minister is chosen by the parliament, the prime minister then appoints members of the parliament to form the cabinet. The prime minister together with the cabinet exercises the executive function.
议会民主制是一种选民投票选出议会，议会再组成政府的政治形式。立法机构中的多数党决定首相的人选。首相对民众和议会负责。首相被选出后会在议会中任命成员组成内阁。首相和内阁共同行使行政职能。

Laws are drafted and passed by both the prime minister and the parliament. As the prime minister remains a member of parliament, he or she can personally draft legislature and put it up for a vote. The parties in the minority serve in opposition to the majority and have the duty to challenge it regularly. The prime minister may be removed from power whenever he or she loses confidence of a majority of the ruling party or of the parliament.
法律由首相和议会制定和通过。首相作为议会的一员，可以个人身份起草法案并提请议会投票。少数党与多数党对立，定期履行挑战多数党的职责。当首相失去执政党多数人或者议会的信任，就会被罢免。

Parliamentary democracy originated in Britain and is still used there today. Many of its former colonies have adopted parliamentary democracy or some form of it. Even though these countries function as a democracy, they can still be constitutional monarchies, with a king and queen, such as the United Kingdom. Implementations of the parliamentary system can also differ on the manner of how the prime minister and government are appointed and as to whether the government needs the explicit approval of the parliament, rather than just the absence of its disapproval.
议会民主制起源于不列颠并沿用至今。它之前的很多殖民地都或多或少采用了这种政治制度。尽管这些国家按照民主制度统治，它们仍然可以是君主立宪制，拥护一位国王或女王，就像现在的英国。议会民主体制真实的运作根据首相和政府选出的具体形式，以及政府需议会明示的认可还是不明示的否认也各自有别。