Question

Answer the following in 25 to 30 words.

Enumerate the characteristics of the presidential system of government.

Answer 1

The important characteristics of the presidential system of government are:

• The President is the executive head of the whole system.
• The executive, legislature and judiciary are separated and are not inter-related.
• The President has ultimate powers to decide on any law and he appoints the cabinet of ministers.
• The President is directly elected by people

By definition, “A presidential system is a democratic and republican system of government where a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch.”