This system is in place all over the world with a lot of different components arranged around it.

It is the dominant form of government among developed democracies,

and it is much more popular than the presidential system that we use in the United States.

This is Sarah and Beth.

You're listening to Pant suit Politics, the home of Gracefield Political Conversations.

Hello and thank you so much for joining us for today's episode of Pant suit Politics.

One of our core values is curiosity.

And one way that we try to prioritize curiosity is through our five things episodes.

Today we're going to talk about the five things you need to know about parliamentary systems.

And next week we'll follow up on this discussion by talking about the SNAP election that just took place in Canada

and the upcoming election to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor in Germany.

Because most of our listeners are here in the United States with us,

we felt like this would be a good time to level set on the differences between these elections and our presidential contests.

And we also know that many of you are listening in countries that use parliamentary systems,

and we welcome all of your notes, additions, and challenges to what we share today.

And we'll be sure to share your feedback.

We try to keep our five things episodes short and shareable.

Is this a difference from some of our other episodes in terms of the short?

Like Tuesdays.

We tend to steer clear of too much opinion in these episodes because we know that there are teachers using them in their classrooms

and company leaders sharing them with employees.

And we so appreciate that and want to honor it.

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