Review: Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies

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In what way are the prime minister and the president alike?

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both are chief executives

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You are a leader elected by the citizens of your country in the last national election. Your country's legislature has proposed a new law. You disagree with the law and plan to veto it. You are separate from the legislature. Which form of government do you have?

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Parliamentary

Front

Which type of government is described in the passage?

"The ruler of your country has always made all of the political and economic decisions for the country. The citizens do not always agree with his decisions but they have no power to change anything. He alone makes the decisions and has unlimited power."

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Autocracy

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The chief executive of a parliamentary system is usually called a ______.

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Prime Minister

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The symbolic leader of parliamentary governments who often has no real power.

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head of state

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In which type of democracy do citizens elect members of parliament who then chooses a prime minister as chief executive?

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parliamentary

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The ___________________ of a country is the person responsible for making decisions and running the country.

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chief executive

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How is a presidential democracy different from a parliamentary democracy?

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In a presidential democracy, citizens directly elect the head of government; in a parliamentary democracy, members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister.

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Which type of government is being described by these two statements:
**No separation of power between executive and legislative branch**
**Citizens vote for legislature and legislature elects head of government**

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parliamentary democracy

Front

Which type of government is being described in the following two statements:
**Executive branch and legislative branch have separate powers
**Citizens vote directly for the head of government

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presidential democracy