Types of Executives
1.Nominal and Real Executives – in the parliamentary system, there is both a nominal and a real executive head. The nominal means that either the King or the President is the head of the executive in theory but not in reality. In reality, the executive power exercised by the Prime Minister and the members of the cabinet.
2.Parliamentary and Presidential Executives – in Prime Ministerial system, power is vested in the office of the Prime Minister who is the leader of the majority party in legislature. In Presidential system, power lies in the office of the President who is directly elected by the people.