The difference between presidentialism and parliamentarianism

SS1 GOVERNMENT

2nd Term

The difference between presidentialism and parliamentarianism

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