Which statement is true of a presidential government but not a parliamentary government? a: the legislative branch selects the head of government b: the head of government is directly elected by the people. c: the members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people. d: the head of government is chosen by members of his or her political party

The head of government is directly elected by the people.

A presidential system is a kind of government in which the president is the principal administrator and is chosen directly by the people.  

In this method, all three branches – executive, legislative, and judiciary – self-governing of each other, and no branch can dissolve or suspend any other.  The president is accountable for implementing laws, the legislature for composing them, and the courts for judgment.  Each branch is given particular powers to check and balance the others.

In the United States, the President is indirectly chosen by the Electoral College made up of members chosen by citizens in the presidential election.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.