Presidential/Parliamentary Democracy

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

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

When states are independent and hold most of the power.  Has a weak central government. 

• Federal 
• Confederal 
• Dictatorship 
• Oligarchy 

One person or a small group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person's or group's rule.

• Chaos Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Force Theory