The latter in effect allows the government to appeal the opposition of parliament to the electorate. However, in many jurisdictions a head of state may refuse a parliamentary dissolution, requiring the resignation of the prime minister and his or her government. In most modern parliamentary systems, the prime minister is the person who decides when to request a parliamentary dissolution. COUNT 3
QSN1 Who can put a stop the parliamentary attempts at dissovling itself in some areas? ANS1 head of state QSN2 If the head of state prevents the dissolution of parliament, what needs to happen? ANS2 resignation of the prime minister and his or her government QSN3 In contemporary parliamentary governments, which official is usually in charge of asking parliament to dissolve? ANS3 prime minister