What Makes a ‘President’ Different from a ‘King’?

A president is like a king, but they get to be boss by getting votes instead of being born into it.

Imagine you and your friends are playing a game where you choose who will be the leader. That’s like being a president, people vote for them, just like you might vote for someone to be the captain of your team. A king, on the other hand, is more like someone who was born into the job, they don’t need to ask anyone; they just are the boss.

• President gets power by getting the most votes in an election.
• King gets power because their family has always been the leader.

• A president usually stays in charge for a few years, like how you might be the captain of your team for one game or one week.
• A king can stay in charge forever, unless something happens to them, kind of like if you were the captain of your team for the whole year.

It's like the difference between being chosen by your friends and just being born into the leader role!