Presidential and Parliamentary Government

A. How do the two systems of Democracy differ as far as branches of government are concerned?
A presidential government has three main branches: executive, legislative, and
judicial. In parliamentary system the legislative branch holds the supreme power.
B. Regarding elections, how do the systems compare?
In the parliament the Prime minister is not chosen by the people but by the
legislature. The president is elected by the people and happens every four years for a
maximum of two runs.
C. Do their leaders share similar terms in office? Explain in complete sentence format.
An American president serves a 4 year term in which he can veto bills and control
where the military is. In both of these governments the leaders are able to be kicked out of
office(impeachment).
D. What are the "advantages" of each system of government? [at least two each]
The advantage of a presidential government is that the people are more involved in
who is in charge. Also more branches in the government allow for more distributed power.
A pro for parliamentary democracy is that the executive and legislative branches are
closely attached and also elections are not at permanent intervals.
E. Identify a disadvantage" of each system.
The president has the ability to veto a bill and put it back into the legislators. In
parliamentary there is no check on either power in the two branches.
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