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What's the diferrence between presidential and parliamentary systems of government?

Answer 1

The presidential system of government:

• The head of the state and the government is the same person, the President in the presidential system.
• President is elected directly by the people or by a body specifically to elect him.
• President is not accountable to the parliament(Congress) for his acts which means the executive is not responsible for the legislature.
• Powers are separate and clearly defined in the Presidential system.
• President can appoint people from outside the legislature as ministers.
• President is the most powerful in this system.

The parliamentary system of government:

• The head of the state and government are different in this system.
• The Prime minister is the head of the government(also considered real executive).
• The President is the head of the state(considered nominal executive).
• President is elected indirectly whereas Prime Minister is directly elected in this system.
• The executive and Prime minister are responsible to the legislature in the Parliamentary system of government.
• The powers are concentrated and not clearly defined in this system.
• Members of the parliament(legislature) can only be appointed as ministers, no outside people can be appointed as ministers.
• In the Parliamentary system, Prime minister can dissolve the lower house before completing its term of office.