No, colonists did not elect members of the British Parliament. The Parliament represented the interests of Britain, and colonists had no direct representation within it, leading to the famous slogan "no taxation without representation." This lack of representation contributed to growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, ultimately culminating in the American Revolution.
Parliament
By appealing to King George III to intervene in their behalf with the Parliament.
Colonists protested taxes passed by parliament because colonists had NO representatives in parliament
Voters directly elect members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
They did not elect members to Parliament and so believed Parliament had no right to tax them.
They did not elect members to Parliament and so believed Parliament had no right to tax them.
In a parliamentary system voters elect the members of parliament but they do not elect the leader/prime minister. The members of parliament elect the leader.
Parliament
No, they sit in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. However, Scottish constituencies can, and do, elect members to sit in the UK Parliament in London.
Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.
The taxes caused economic hardships for most colonists they did not want to be ruled by a nation that was so far away they did not elect members to parliament and so believed parliament had no right to tax them the money from taxes funded only british troops and not the american militia
The taxes caused economic hardships for most colonists they did not want to be ruled by a nation that was so far away they did not elect members to parliament and so believed parliament had no right to tax them the money from taxes funded only british troops and not the american militia
The Parliament is the British equivalent of the American Senate. The people elect their Members of Parliament for their particular area who sit in the Parliament. They then vote proposals into law.
The general public of voting age - elect their members of parliament (MPs). MP's elect higher positions (such as party leaders). The House of Lords is the higher judicial power - with members elected by their peers.
The people elect members of the the lower house, they elect the members of the upper house. They elect the highest members of government. The country is led by the Prime Minister and laws are set in place by the parliament, known as the Bundesrat and the Bundestag.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)