Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies

Compare and contrast the parliamentary and presidential forms of government.

Both are democracies that allow their citizens to participate by voting. In a presidential democracy, the leader is voted on directly by the citizens of voting age in the country. In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens participate by voting on the members of the law making body (legislature or parliament) and the political party with the most members within the legislature gets to choose who the chief executive (leader of government) will be.

Is the prime minister directly voted on by the people of the United Kingdom?

No, the people participate by voting for the members of the parliament and the political party with the most members then chooses the prime minister.

Is the president voted on directly by the citizens of that country?

Yes, citizens that are voting age vote on the leader of their country in a presidential democracy.

In which democracy would the leader of the government be a part of the executive and legislative branches of government?

parliamentary

In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive

parliamentary

You are the chief executive in your country's democratically elected national government. You came to power in the last election after your political party won a majority of seats in the national legislature. As the leader of your political party, you were chosen to be the head of the government by your co-workers in the legislature. Which form of government do you have?

parliamentary

You are the head of the government in your country. You came to power after your political party gained the majority of seats in legislature and then elected you to be the leader of the government. Which form of government do you have?

parliamentary

In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

parliamentary democracy

Who is the head of government and head of state in a presidential democracy?

president

In which democracy would the leader of the government be a part of only the executive branch of government?

presidential

You are the chief executive of your country's democratically elected national government. You are chosen by the voters of your country that vote on the leader of the government. Which form of government do you have?

presidential

The leader of the Parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom is the ...

prime minister

Who is the head of state in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia?

queen