Differentiate between the Parliamentary and Presidential forms of government.

The major difference between these two systems is that in a Presidential system, the executive leader, the President, is directly voted upon by the people (or via a body elected specifically for the purpose of electing the president, and no other purpose), and the executive leader of the Parliamentary system, the Prime Minister, is elected from the legislative branch directly. In the Presidential System, it is more difficult to enact legislation, especially in the event that the President has different beliefs than the legislative body. The President only responds to the people, the legislative branch can't really do anything to threaten the President. As a result, he can make it more difficult for the legislative body to do anything. In the Parliamentary system, if the Parliament doesn't like the Prime Minister, they can cast a vote of no confidence and replace him. This tends to make the executive leader subservient to the Parliament. Bottom line is, if you believe that government should have more checks and balances, then a Presidential system will give you that. If you believe that it should have the power to enact laws quickly, then you should go for a Parliamentary system.

The major difference between these two systems is that in a Presidential system, the President is directly voted upon by the people. He is answerable to the voters rather than the legislature. While in a parliamentary system, the legislature holds supreme power. The prime minister is chosen by members of the legislature andin practice is the leader of the majority party in the legislature. The prime minister along with his cabinet members must also belong to the legislature, where they are subject to the questioning by the legislature. If the prime minister loses the support of the majority in the legislature, he is forced to resign immediately and elections are called. Countries such as India, UK, Germany, Israel have parliamentary form of government whereas US, Indonesia have a Presidential form of government.