Question

Rohan and Mohit live in two different countries. Rohan told Mohit that in his country, the roles of Head of State and Head of Government were held by the same person, who was elected directly by the people. Meanwhile, in Mohit's country, the Executive is responsible to the Legislature, and the Head of State has nominal powers.

With this information, which of the following statements can be true?

• A. In Mohit's country, the Prime Minister is the Head of Government
• B. Mohit lives in a country which follows the Presidential system of governance
• C. Rohan might be a resident of the USA
• D. Mohit might be a citizen of Belarus

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

Rohan might be a resident of the USA

In the Presidential system, the President is the Head of State as well as the Head of Government. In this system, the three organs of the government are independent of each other. Both Belarus and USA are Presidential Democracies.

In the Parliamentary form of government, the real executive power lies with the Cabinet, while the titular executive head is the President or the monarch.