Comparative Political Systems

Please choose a country with a parliamentary system to compare and contrast with the system with the government of the United States. In answering this question, please address the following:

a) How do parliamentary democracies with electoral systems (such as proportional representation) compare to the American system?

b) How does the role of a Prime Minister differ from that of the American President?

c) Which system is more efficient, effective, or fair, the Parliamentary system of the Congressional system used in the United States?