Parliamentary & Presidential Governments

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.

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

• Prime Minister

• President

• Monarch

• Dictator

Which type of leader is a member of the country's legislature?

• king
• president
• prime minister
• dictator

Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?

• dictatorship and republican
• presidential and dictatorship
• presidential and confederate
• parliamentary and presidential

In this type of democracy, the law-making body (legislature) chooses the leader.

• presidential
• republic
• dictatorship
• parliamentary

How is the president in a presidential democracy like the prime minister in a parliamentary democracy?

• Both in charge of legislature
• Both directly elected by citizens
• Both in charge of military and daily operations of government
• Both elected for a fixed term

What is usually the title of chief executive in a presidential democracy?

• prime minister
• CEO
• CFO
• president

What kind of democracy does the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Canada have?

• parliamentary
• presidential

What does democracy mean?

• Ruled by a small group
• Local and Central share power
• Ruled by people
• Ruled by one person

In this type of government, the 3 branches of government are separated by checks and balances.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy