Which statement best describes a difference between presidential and parliamentary democracies?
A. In a parliamentary democracy, the executive and legislative
branches are joined. In a presidential democracy, the two branches
are separate.
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B. In a presidential democracy, the head of government is a member
of the legislature. In parliamentary government, citizens directly
elect the head of government.
• C. In a presidential democracy, citizens are able to vote for their
a legislators. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens are not able to
vote for their legislators.
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D. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens vote directly for the head of
government. In a presidential democracy, citizens do not vote
directly for the head of government.