Question

question 2 of 10
which action occurs in parliamentary governments but not in presidential governments?

a. the executive branch operates independently from the legislature.

b. voters elect members of the legislative branch.

c. the legislative branch selects the head of government.

d. voters elect the leader of the executive branch.

Explanation:

• Option A: In presidential governments, the executive (president) is independent of the legislature, while in parliamentary governments, the executive is part of the legislature. So this is a presidential feature, not parliamentary.
• Option B: Both parliamentary and presidential governments have voters electing legislative members (e.g., MPs in parliament, Congress in presidential). So this is not unique to parliamentary.
• Option C: In parliamentary systems, the legislative branch (parliament) selects the head of government (e.g., Prime Minister), as the executive is drawn from the legislature. In presidential systems, voters elect the executive head (president) separately. This is a key parliamentary feature not found in presidential.
• Option D: In presidential systems, voters elect the executive leader (president). In parliamentary systems, the executive leader is selected by the legislature, not directly elected by voters. So this is a presidential feature.

Answer:

C. The legislative branch selects the head of government.