2006-11-02 03:33:29 · 10 answers · asked by jaco 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I said 2 sentences because I am looking for a specific answer and not polity in UK/US etc!!
Have a bit fun!!
2006-11-02 03:59:37 · update #1
I think because USA has tony bLiar for a PM & UK got bush for a president.
At least I have heard in Bond movies the brit secret service referring to the ' president' meaning the american one. And the current pair and situation is ideal for such an answer.
Any way you people decide the answer in a vote!!
Thanks for all for giving it a shot!
2006-11-02 22:39:40 · update #2
Prime Minister does not have the overwhelming power that the president does.. the prime minister can be kicked out anytime by a simply majority vote of non confidence.. the president is there for the length of his term, no matter what..
Also, prime minister is responsible to his parliament and can't get away with things like.." I am the decider and I will do what I please" President can work separately of congress and pretty much anyone if he takes it into his beady little head.. speaking of Bush here! Not a shining example of president by any means.
2006-11-02 03:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by Debra H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parliamentary systems (like U.K.) always have a PM, and that person is nearly always also a member of parliament. While a parliamentary system may also have a president, a republic (e.g. the U.S.) does not have a parliament, and the president is not a member of the "Congress," so therefore a republic cannot have a prime minister.
2006-11-02 03:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by John T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the UK has the Queen as head of state. See one sentence!
2006-11-02 03:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1776 War of Independence and the subsequent writing of the Constitution of the United States. England just never caught on.
2006-11-02 03:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just examples of different governments. There are lots of other differences too, like differences in legislative and judicial bodies.
2006-11-02 03:46:22 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the forefathers of the United States said so.
2006-11-02 03:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by Ændru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is a Republic.
The UK is a Democracy.
2006-11-02 04:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by LadySable 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are two different countries with two different government set-ups.
2006-11-02 03:36:00 · answer #8 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are pretty much the same thing, just different names
2006-11-02 03:35:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just how it is
2006-11-02 03:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by John D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋