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Question
Distinguish Between Parliamentary and presidential forms of government.
Distinguish Between
Solution 1
| Parliamentary form of government | Presidential form of government |
| Majority Party Rules | The President is elected by an electoral college for a fixed tenure of four years |
| Collective Responsibility | The President governs with the help of a cabinet or a smaller body called ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ |
| The leadership of the Prime Minister | The President is both the head of the State and the head of government. |
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Solution 2
| Parliamentary form of government | Presidential form of government |
| Prime Minister is from the majority party | President is directly elected by the People |
| Central Legislature is supreme | President is Supreme |
| Absence of Separation Powers Centralisation | Separation of Powers |
| Independent branches with Overlapping functions | Independent branches |
| President – Head of the State | President – Head of the State |
| Prime Minister – Head of the Government | President – Head of the Government |
| Collective leadership | Individual Leadership |
| Collective and Individual Responsibility | President is not accountable to Congress |
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