Explain how the powers and responsibilities of prime ministers and presidents differ in relation to the legislature.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: According to the author, in a presidential system, the executive is separately elected and does not have to answer to the legislature. In a parliamentary system, the executive is actually part of the parliament. The prime minister gets the position by first winning election to a seat in the legislature and then being elected to the post by fellow members of parliament (MPs). In a presidential system, the executive is elected through a system that is independent of the selection of the legislature and leaves office only after having served a fixed term or through a special removal process called impeachment. In a parliamentary system, the prime minister serves until the next elections are scheduled or until a simple majority of MPs votes him or her out. Under this system, the prime minister remains responsible to the legislature and, through the next legislative election, responsible to the voting public, while in the presidential system, the executive remains separate and primarily responsible to the electorate directly.
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