SS1 GOVERNMENT
2nd Term
The
difference between presidentialism and parliamentarianism
Presidential
system
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Cabinet
system
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The executive president is both head of state and
head of government
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The Queen or president is the head of state while
the prime minister is the head of government
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The people elect the president in a general
election
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the leader of the party that won the election is
appointed the Prime minister
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There is separation of power
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There is fusion of power
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Individual responsibility applies
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Collective responsibility applies
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Non-party members can be appointed ministers
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Ministers can only be party members in the
parliament
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The president and the ministers are not part of
the legislature
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The prime minister and his ministers are part of
the legislature
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The president can be removed by the legislative
through the process of Impeachment
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The parliament can remove the prime minister by
passing a vote of no confidence in the cabinet
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There is supremacy of the constitution
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There is supremacy of the parliament
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There are effective checks and balances among the
three organs of government
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Fusion of power in the legislature does not allow
effective checks and balance
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