Democratic Governments There are two major kinds of representative democratic governments: Parliamentary Presidential Parliamentary vs. Presidential.

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Democratic Governments There are two major kinds of representative democratic governments: Parliamentary Presidential Parliamentary vs. Presidential

Parliamentary Democracy Voters elect members to the Parliament (legislature) Parliament has two Houses: House of Commons and House of Lords

Parliamentary Democracy House of Commons: The Political Party with the most votes in the House of Commons chooses the Prime Minister, the government’s leader with no set length of term.

Parliamentary Democracy House of Lords: Little power with most members being nobles having inherited their titles

The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy that has a constitutional monarch. Kings, queens or emperors share power with elected legislatures. Generally the kings are nothing more than figureheads (ceremonial) Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II The government is a democratic one that limits the monarchs power. Example: Great Britain

Let’s See them in Action Parliament in Action

Presidential Democracy Now let’s look at what a PRESIDENTIAL democracy looks like…….

Presidential Democracy Voters elect representatives to represent them Voters elect the president. Therefore, in the presidential system, people have a more direct say about those who serve in two branches of the government : Legislative Executive