Question

Which statement BEST describes a difference between a presidential system of democracy and a parliamentary system of democracy?

Question 2 options:

The president acts as head of state in a presidential system ONLY.

The prime minister is elected directly by popular vote in a parliamentary state ONLY.


The prime minister act as head of the national government in a parliamentary state ONLY.


The president is chosen by members of the Legislative Branch in a presidential system ONLY.

Answer 1

The correct option here would be the third option.

It is only in the parliamentary states that the prime minister acts as the head of the national government. Here the head of state and the head of government are two different people as opposed to the presidential system where the president is both. A good example of a parliamentary state is Canada while a good example of the presidential state is the US.