Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies

This type of democracy has a leader elected by a parliament

• parliamentary democracy
• presidential democracy
• both

leader is a prime minister

• parliamentary  democracy
• presidential democracy
• both

leader is a president

• parliamentary democracy
• presidential democracy
• both

Leader is directly elected by the people

• parliamentary democracy
• presidential democracy
• both

What kind of democracy do Mexico and Brazil have?

• parliamentary
• presidential

What type of government is both the parliamentary and the presidential?

• democracy
• oligarchy
• autocracy

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.
• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.
• A Prime Minister has more power than a President.
• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

Mary leads her country. She was elected by the people. She has a lot of power but there are other branches of government that keep her power in check. What type of government does this describe?

• Presidential Democracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Dictatorship

In this type of government/ form of citizen participation, the government is “ruled by the people”.

• Presidential Democracy
• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy

Which describes a presidential democracy type of government?

• People vote directly for a leader.
• People vote for representatives who choose from among themselves a prime minister.
• People vote.
• One person is in control.