Question

Make a comparative study of the features of the executives in India and USA.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Feature	India (Parliamentary system)	USA (Presidential system)
1.	Form of executive	India has a Parliamentary Executive where the real power lies with the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.	The USA has a Presidential Executive where the President is the real executive.
2.	Head of state	In India, the President is the Head of State but he is only a nominal executive.	In the USA, the President is both the Head of State and the real executive.
3.	Head of government	The Head of Government in India is the Prime Minister, who leads the Cabinet.	The Head of Government in the USA is the President himself.
4.	Election of executive head	In India, the President is elected indirectly, while the Prime Minister is chosen from the majority party in the Lok Sabha.	In the USA, the President is elected directly by the Electoral College.
5.	Tenure	The President of India has a tenure of five years, while the Prime Minister’s tenure depends on the confidence of the Lok Sabha.	The President of the USA has a fixed tenure of four years and can serve a maximum of two terms.
6.	Responsibility to legislature	In India, the executive is collectively responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it.	In the USA, the executive is not responsible to Congress in the same way.
7.	Cabinet’s role	In India, the Cabinet is the real decision-making body and exercises executive powers under the leadership of the Prime Minister.	In the USA, the Cabinet has only an advisory role, and the President is the final authority.
8.	Dismissal	In India, the Prime Minister can be removed by a no-confidence motion passed in the Lok Sabha.	In the USA, the President can be removed only by the process of impeachment.