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Constitutional Government — Political Science STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Commerce / ArtsPolitical ScienceConstitutional Government3 Marks
Question
Explain Presidential system.
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Answer

The main features of Presidential system are:
  • The President who is directly elected by the citizens for a fixed tenure is both, Head of State and Head of Government.
  • Thus, there is only one executive.
  • The Legislature is also directly elected. Members of the executive are not permitted to belong to the legislature.
  • There exists a separation of legislative and executive powers as well as a system of checks and balances for e.g.
  • The legislature can impeach the President while the President, can exercise the ‘Veto Power’ to reject any law passed by the
  • Legislature.
  • The President can continue in office irrespective of whether or not he/she enjoys majority support in the Legislature.

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