DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARLIAMENTARY AND

PRESDENTIAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT

BY:-MAYANK GUPTA
 INTRODUCTION
Both Presidential & Parliamentary are two different systems of
government.
These two systems are available in different countries of the world, for the
good governance.
In USA, France, Argentina etc. Presidential form, of government is
prevailing
In countries like India, UK etc parliamentary form of governement is
prevalent.
Both the systems are efficient in there task and working.
 PRESIDENTIAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT

• A presidential form of government is a system of government where

a head of the government is also the head of the state.
• It leads the executive branch which is separate from the legislative
branch.
• In this the voters elect the members of the Executive branch
• The United States Of America is the best example for this form of
government.
• France, Argentina, Kenya are the countries which have this type of
government.
 PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT

 Parliamentary form of government is also called “a system of

democratic form of government”.
 In this form the executive branch gets the power of democartic
legitamacy from the legislative branch that is the “PARLIAMENT”.
 In this form of government the head of the state is the different
person from the head of the government.
 In this form of govt voters elect the members of Parliament who than
choose the PM, who becomes the head of the govt.
 UK, India, Canada, Japan are the best examples of this form.
 SIMILARITY

In both of these systems they allow people to vote and choose

there leaders. This makes them superior to other forms of
government that do not allow people to enjoy popular
sovereignty.
 DIFFERENCES
PRESIDENTIAL PARLIAMENTARY
• President is not responsible for the govt and govt is not • All the secretaries of the departments are answerable to
responsible for the President. the President.
• Only one head. Same person is the head of the state as • Two different heads one is the nominal head and other
well as head of the government. is the real head.
• Strictly follows the theory of separation of powers. • Liberal in folowing the theory of separation of powers.
• President is directly voted upon by the people of the • Legislature holds the supreme power to elect the
state. President.
• President selects from much wider field taking account • PM is free to choose his council of ministers among the
there experince and expertise. members of parliament.
• In this both the houses are directly elected. • One of the house is directly elected while other is
nominated
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