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-to-day 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 peopleHouse 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 137- 138. 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.

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Paragraph #2: Parliamentary SystemThe 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

http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2006/5/11/102454/195