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A parliamentary democracy
In a parliamentary system, the legislature is responsible for electing the executive, typically through a vote of confidence in the prime minister. In contrast, in a presidential system, the executive is elected separately from the legislature by the public, ensuring that the executive does not depend on legislative support for their election. Thus, the presidential system is an example where the legislature is not responsible for electing the executive.
The executive branch (the president).
a Bill of Rights, Bi-cameral legislature, and an elected executive
The difference between responsible government and representative government is that responsible government is a government subject to the votes of the people and the representative government is a government made up of officials elected to office by the people.
The executive is selected by the legislative branch (usually, the head will be the leader of the party who won the most seats in the legislative election and that head picks their cabinet of executives). Usually, all high executive members (the cabinet) must be elected in the legislature to hold their position.
The current leader in Austria is Chief Executive Werner Faymann. He was elected in 2008. The country's legislature has 183 seats.
Yes. The president also acts as head of government and head of state.
There really is no difference, they are interchangeable terms. Either entity includes the officers and other members who have usually been elected by a larger Board of Directors to oversee the performance of the organization's management and to suggest policy changes to the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of a corporation are elected by the shareholders with one vote per share.
Apex The members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people