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In parliamentary government, the executive and legislative branches had a very close tie. When a party in parliament “wins,” its leader becomes the prime minister, and the chief executive and chief legislative officer. The members of Parliament hold all cabinet-level positions. Between these two things, it creates a unified government that can legislate and execute policy. This type of different powers together is prohibited in the United States. This means that any member of congress can not occupy another office in the federal government. In Parliament, the House of Commons decides nearly everything about the government. In the United States, the House of Representatives and the Senate are equally as powerful and are constantly checking and limiting each other. Everyone in the Senate and House of Representatives are elected and can only stay in office a certain amount of