Democratic Politics

3. Control over the Government or the Executive Powers :
The most important function of the Parliament is to exercise control over the Government.
(a) The Government is directly responsible to the Parliament for its acts of Commission and Commission, if the Government flouts the constitution, it can be voted out of office by passing a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister the Ministry as a whole or any of its members.
(b) The members of the Parliament can move an adjournment motion on any urgent matter requiring an immediate attention of the Government. If such a motion is admitted, the Minister in charge of such a department, where any untoward event has happened, is reprimanded for the flaws or failure of his ministry.
(c) Then again, an hour a day in the daily routine of the Parliament, when in session, is reserved for asking questions from the Government. The members can ask any question relating to the administration of the state and the Ministers are obliged to answer them. In this way, they can keep a check on the functioning of the various departments under different ministers.
(d) Not only this, the parliament can hold the strings of the Government tight by voting a cut in the annual budget. The salaries and allowances of the ministers are decided by the parliament.
4. Judicial Powers or Functions :
The Parliament enjoys certain judicial powers also. It can impeach the president, a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court, in case they are found counteracting against the Constitution or misusing their status or indulging in corruption of any nature.
5. Electoral Powers or Functions :
The Parliament plays an important role in the election of the president and the Vice-President. Moreover, the Lok Sabha elects its own speaker and Deputy Speaker from its own members, the Rajya Sabha elects its Deputy Chairman.