Comment by dahfizz

> Wikipedia says the President is the "head of state" and the Prime minister is the "head of government"

I grew up in the USA and this is exactly how those terms were defined for us in school.

The head of state is the leader of the country. They deal with other heads of states, and typically are in control of the military.

The head of government is the top bureaucrat. They do governmenty bureaucratty stuff like meet with their cabinet and manage the executive branch.