Which is a key difference between parliamentary and presidential democracies?

Question

A.
There is less separation of executive and judicial power in a presidential democracy.

B.
There is less separation of executive and judicial power in a parliamentary democracy.

C.
There is less separation of executive and legislative power in a presidential democracy.

D.
There is less separation of executive and legislative power in a parliamentary democracy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D. There is less separation of executive and legislative power in a parliamentary democracy.

In a parliamentary democracy, the executive branch derives its legitimacy from the legislature (parliament) and is directly accountable to it, leading to a closer relationship between the two branches. In contrast, in a presidential democracy, the executive and legislative branches are separate, with the president being elected independently of the legislature.