Prime Minister and Head of Government Quiz
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In a parliamentary system fashioned after the Westminster system, who is the presiding and actual head of government?

  • The prime minister (correct)
  • The monarch
  • The president
  • The head of state
  • In some presidential systems like South Korea and Peru, what role does the prime minister play?

  • Head of state
  • Leader or most senior member of the cabinet (correct)
  • Head of government
  • Equivalent to the vice president
  • Who usually holds a largely ceremonial position in parliamentary systems fashioned after the Westminster system?

  • President
  • Head of state or their official representative (correct)
  • Vice president
  • Prime minister
  • What is the role of the prime minister in selecting and dismissing members of the cabinet in many systems?

    <p>Selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What position does the prime minister hold in South Korea, equivalent to that of the vice president?

    <p>Second in-command and assumes the presidency in absence of the president</p> Signup and view all the answers

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