Presidential and Presidential Democracies

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

citizen's pick the legislature, which picks the national leader

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

National leader is chosen by citizens voting in elections.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

Prime Minister is the national leader, chosen from the political party with the most seats in the legislature.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

President is the national leader, chosen by national elections.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

leader answers to the people

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

National leader comes from the legislature & has to answer to, the legislature.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

Chief executive (national leader) is called a president

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

Chief executive (national leader) is called a Prime Minister.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

executive and legislative branches are separate and there are checks and balances

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the statement and decide with it describes a presidential or parliamentary democracy:

Legislative and executive branches are not separate & the nation's leader comes from the legislature.

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy