Which statement best describes a difference between presidential and parliamentary democracies?

A. In a parliamentary democracy, the executive and legislative branches are joined. In a presidential democracy, the two branches are separate.

B. In a presidential democracy, the head of government is a member of the legislature. In a parliamentary government, citizens directly elect the head of government.

C. In a presidential democracy, citizens are able to vote for their legislators. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens are not able to vote for their legislators.

D. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens vote directly for the head of government. In a presidential democracy, citizens do not vote directly for the head of government.

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Manuel Maxwell

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Which statement best describes a difference between presidential and parliamentary democracies?

A. In a parliamentary democracy, the executive and legislative branches are joined. In a presidential democracy, the two branches are separate.

B. In a presidential democracy, the head of government is a member of the legislature. In a parliamentary government, citizens directly elect the head of government.

C. In a presidential democracy, citizens are able to vote for their legislators. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens are not able to vote for their legislators.

D. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens vote directly for the head of government. In a presidential democracy, citizens do not vote directly for the head of government.

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Nataly Brandt · Answer 1

It's actually B. In a presidential democracy, the head of government is a member of the legislature. In a parliamentary government, citizens directly elect the head of government.

Davion Holder · Answer 2

The answer is A. In a parliamentary democracy, the executive and legislative branches are joined. In a presidential democracy, the two branches are separate.