Abstract
This chapter focuses on Westminster Model constitutions around the world that prescribe the composition of parliament, such as the manner in which members are chosen, qualifications and disqualifications for being a member, and their terms of office. It highlights the functions that a parliament is expected to perform in a Westminster Model democracy by synthesizing several classic authorities, namely Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution. It also mentions Sir Ivor Jennings' Parliament, which outlines seven main functions of parliament. The chapter explains how parliament in a Westminster Model democracy does not actively govern, but it does make and break governments. It examines the parliamentary duty to determine who will have the authority to make decisions or conditions on policy making.
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