- Definition
In a parliamentary democracy, the people we elect to represent us in government also form the leadership team (like the Prime Minister and their cabinet) and are directly responsible to those elected representatives.
parliamentary democracy* is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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