Two types of Democracies
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There are two main forms of democratic government: parliamentary and presidential. In a parliamentary democracy, executive power is vested in the parliament and citizens elect members of parliament, who then select the prime minister as head of government. In a presidential democracy, citizens directly elect both legislators and the president, who serves as head of state and government. The United States exemplifies a presidential democracy with its separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
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Two types of Democracies
- 1. Two Types of Democracies
- 2. Democratic Governments There are two major forms of democratic governments: Parliamentary Presidential The citizens elect the leaders in democratic government.
- 3. Parliamentary Democracy There are close ties between the executive and legislative branches. Head of State is pretty much symbolic; this position holds very little power Executive power is vested in the Parliament The Prime Minister (chief executive) leads the cabinet and is the head of the government.
- 4. United Kingdom Parliamentary Democracy Voters elect members to Parliament Parliament has 2 Houses: House of Commons : The Political Party with the most votes in the House of Commons chooses the Prime Minister , the government’s leader with no set term. House of Lords : Little power with most members being nobles having inherited their titles
- 5. Presidential Democracy Voters elect legislators Voters elect (indirectly) the president. Therefore, in the presidential system voters have a more direct say about those who serve in two branches of the government : Legislative Executive
- 7. United States Representative Democracy – Voters choose their leaders Federal Republic – Power divided between the national and state governments The executive power is given to one person, the President. The President serves as leader of the nation.
- 8. Executive Legislative Citizens Citizens Legislative Executive Elect Elect Select Elect Parliamentary System Presidential System