Presidential and Parliamentary

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

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

• prime minister
• CEO
• CFO
• president

What does democracy mean?

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

The leader serves a fixed term in office

• Presidential
• Parliamentary

Which type of government has the executive and legislative branches intertwined, whereas in the other one they stay separate?

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

Which government has all leaders that are elected by citizens?

• Presidential
• Parliamentary

Who has more power in a parliamentary government?

• Monarch

• Prime Minister

The United States is an example of which form of democracy?

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

• Autocratic