Two Forms of Democratic Government

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Two Forms of Democratic Government

• Parliamentary System
• And
• Presidential System

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Parliamentary System

• A multi-party system.
• The executive branch (the Cabinet) is appointed
  by the Parliament
• Members of the Cabinet can be removed if the
  Parliament disapproves of them.
• There is no clear-cut separation between the
  Parliament (the legislature) and the Cabinet
  (executive).

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Parliamentary System
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Presidential System

• A multi-party system
• The president is elected by the people for a set
  term in office
• The president and his appointed cabinet are part
  of the executive branch
• The legislative branch includes the Senate and
  the House of Representatives
• The legislative and executive systems are separate

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Presidential System
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Parliamentary vs. Presidential

• A multi-party system
• President or Prime Ministerappointed by
  Parliament
• Legislative Branch
• -Parliament
• Executive and Legislative branches have no
  clear-cut separation of powers

• A multi-party system
• Presidentelected by the people
• Legislative Branch
• -Congress
• Executive and Legislative branches are separate
  powers

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Map of European Parliamentary Systems
English States currently utilizing parliamentary
systems are denoted in red and orangethe former
being constitutional monarchies where authority
is vested in a parliament, and the latter being
parliamentary republics whose parliaments are
effectively supreme over a separate head of
state. States denoted in green have the roles of
head of state and head of government in one
office, similar to presidential systems, but this
office is filled by parliament's choice and not
elected separately.