Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies

1. DEMOCRATI
COMPARISON OF TYPES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM
• President is the leader.
• Prime minister is the
• President is chief executive
leader.
and head of state.
• Prime Minister is the chief
• People vote for the
executive and head of • Citizens elect law makers president directly.
Parliament (representatives for President is determined by
• Queen is the head of state congress/senate/parliament) election results.
• Parliament decides who the • Leaders are head of the
prime minister will be military and run the
based on the “ruling party” government
• Both have law making bodies
Called legislature
Called Parliament