Warm-up: 10-16-12
What are the two main
democratic governments in
Europe?
CRCT Coach Page 137
Parliamentary System and
Presidential System of
Government
Pages: 137-139
Georgia Performance Standard
SS6CG4: The student will compare
and contrast various forms of
government.
Two Forms of Democratic
Government:
Parliamentary and Presidential
Europe
In Europe, there are two main types
of democratic government:
1. Parliamentary
2. Presidential
European presidential democracies
are often organized differently that the
United States model.
Executive Office:
Prime Minister of the U. K.
Prime Minister David
Cameron
He heads parliament.
Duties: Responsible
for running the day-today operations of
government
Heads parliament, the
lawmaking body.
Executive: President of the U.S.
He is the head of state
and chief executive.
The President is
elected by the people.
The President does
not make laws.
The President serves
a four year term but
can serve an
additional four years if
reelected.
The United Kingdom’s Parliament
Parliamentary
System: Type of
democratic
government where
citizens elect
Members of
Parliament, but
MPs select the
prime minister not
the citizens.
Congress: Legislative Branch
Makes Laws
Elected by the
people
House of
Representatives is
based on each
state’s population.
Senate: Each state
has two
representatives.
Parliamentary and Presidential
Similarities
1. Citizens elect lawmakers
2. Leader (President and Prime
Minister) heads the military and runs
the government.
Questions: 352-356
Review the questions on pages 137138. Review the Venn Diagram
352. D
353. A
354. D
355. C
356. B
Writing Assignment
Using the Venn diagram on page 138,
Write a paper explaining the similarities
and differences of a Parliamentary and
Presidential system of government.
Writing Paragraphs
1. Introduction: Introduce Presidential
and Parliamentary. (Page 137)
2. Paragraph #2: Parliamentary
System
3. Paragraph #3: Presidential System
4. Paragraph #4: Similarities
Introductory Paragraph
In Europe, there are two forms of
democratic government. These
democratic governments are the
parliamentary system and presidential
system of government. These two
democratic governments have some
similarities and many differences.
CRCT Coach Page 137
Paragraph #2: Parliamentary System
The parliamentary system has a prime minister
who is the leader and heads parliament, the
lawmaking body. Parliament selects the prime
minister, and the prime minister has the power
to dissolve parliament. MPs can vote to elect a
new prime minister.
Paragraph #3: A presidential system of
government
Paragraph #4: The presidential and parliamentary
systems have some similarities.
Note
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11/102454/195