In India, a national assembly of elected representatives is called Parliament.
The major powers and junctions of the Parliament are:
(i) The Parliament is the final authority for making laws in any Country. In India, it makes laws on the subjects of Union List, Concurrent List and in certain cases on State List.
(ii) The Parliament can pass a resolution of no-confidence against the ministry and ask it to resign. Those who run the government can take decisions only so long as they enjoy support of the Parliament.
(iii) Parliament all over the world exercise some control over those who run the government. In some countries like India this control is direct and full.
(iv) Parliament control all over the money that Government have. In most of the countries any the public money can be spent only when the parliament sanctions it.
(v) The Parliament elects President, Vice-President, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha, etc. It can also remove President, Vice-President, Judges of the Supreme Court and High . Courts by passing a resolution of impeachment against them.
