In a parliamentary system of government, the President of the Republic is
A) Head of State but not Head of Government.
B) neither Head of State nor Head of Government.
C) Head of Government and Head of the High Council of the Judiciary.
D) Head of Government but not Head of State.
E) Head of State and Head of the High Council of the Judiciary.
IMAT 2023 · Question 4
Q4 - Politics and legal systems
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The correct answer is A) Head of State but not Head of Government.
In a parliamentary republic the two top jobs are split. The President is Head of State but not Head of Government: a mostly formal role. Running the government is the job of the Prime Minister, who needs the confidence of parliament.
Italy is the obvious example: the President of the Republic is Head of State, and the Presidente del Consiglio leads the government.
E might catch Italian students, because the Italian President does chair the High Council of the Judiciary. But that is a detail of the Italian constitution, not a feature of parliamentary systems in general.
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