Question 17
Presidential and Parliamentary SystemsUnder a presidential system of government, the legislature and the executive are
- A.elected separately to a fixed term
- B.elected separately to an unfixed term
- C.appointed by the judiciary to a fixed term
- D.appointed at the same time to an unfixed term
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Answer: A (elected separately to a fixed term)
Explanation
In a presidential system the president and the legislators are chosen in separate elections for fixed terms, e.g. four years.