Parliamentary

In which type of democracy is the executive branch a PART of the legislative branch and NOT SEPARATE from it?

• Presidential

• Autocratic

• Oligarchic

• Parliamentary

In which type of democracy is there NO FIXED TERM for the head of government? He/she can be removed by the legislature at any time through a "no confidence vote!"

• Autocratic

• Anarchic

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

Answer explanation

Well, even if the picture is too small, you know that in the U.S. the President can only serve up to two 4-year terms, so the answer HAS to be parliamentary, Ha!

The 3 main differences between parliamentary and presidential systems of government are in _________, _________, and _________. Choose 3 items.

• leadership

• structure

• citizens

• elections

Parliamentary democracy is associated with countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom.

• True

• False

In which type of democracy is the leader of the government a PART of the legislature?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Autocratic

In a parliamentary democracy, the Prime Minister is the leader of the country and is a PART of the _______________.

• legislature/legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• citizens

In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens vote for representatives in the legislature that is called ______________.

• Congress

• Parliament

• Prime Minister

• Executive Branch

In a parliamentary democracy, the legislators CHOOSE the ______________who leads Parliament. The _____________ is the head of government and is the nation's leader.

• President

• Prime Minister

• Executive Branch

• Citizens

In a parliamentary democracy, which would be STEP 2 in the election process BEFORE STEP 3 ?

• Citizens vote for the legislators

• Citizens vote for the Prime Minister

• Legislators vote for the Prime Minister

• Prime Minister leads Parliament

Answer explanation

The Prime Minister has to be chosen by members of Parliament before he/she can offcially lead Parliament!

What are the similarities between presidential and parliamentary democracies? Check all that apply.

• Citizens have representatives in government.

• Citizens rule (Citizens have political power).

• Both systems have leaders.

• Both systems have a prime minister.