The President — Part 1: Election, Impeachment and Powers: visual lesson, ICSE Class 10 History & Civics (H.C.G. Paper 1)

Lesson

The President and the Vice-President

Part 1 — who becomes President, how the President is elected and removed, and what powers the office holds.

In this lesson you will

Part 1 at a glance

Diagram

Table contrasting the President as head of State, elected indirectly and acting on advice, with the Prime Minister as head of government who leads the majority and holds real power
	President	Prime Minister
Role	Head of State	Head of government
How chosen	Elected indirectly by an Electoral College	Leader who commands a majority in the Lok Sabha
Power in practice	Mostly formal; acts on advice	Real executive power with the Council of Ministers

India follows the parliamentary system: the President is the head of State, the Prime Minister the head of government.

Diagram

Four conditions, set by the Constitution.