Editing Executive (government) (section)

==Presidents and ministers==
In a [[presidential system]], the leader of the executive is both the head of state and government.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Executive Branch|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-executive-branch/|website=The White House|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120171257/https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-executive-branch/|url-status=live}}</ref> In some cases, such as [[South Korea]], there is a Prime Minister who assists the President, but who is not the head of government but is the second in the chain.

In a [[parliamentary system]], a [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]] [[minister (government)|minister]] responsible to the [[legislature]] is the head of government, while the head of state is usually a largely ceremonial monarch or president.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Branch of Government in Canada|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/compendium/web-content/c_d_executivebranchgovernmentcanada-e.htm|website=Parliament of Canada|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-date=2 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502144022/http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/compendium/web-content/c_d_executivebranchgovernmentcanada-e.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>