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