A report on Presidential system, Legislature and Constitution
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers.
- Presidential systemThese countries modeled their constitutions after that of the United States, and the presidential system became the dominant political system in the Americas.
- Presidential systemIn Westminster-style legislatures the executive (composed of the cabinet) can essentially pass any laws it wants, as it usually has a majority of legislators behind it, kept in check by the party whip, while committee-based legislatures in continental Europe and those in presidential systems of the Americas have more independence in drafting and amending bills.
- LegislatureSome political systems follow the principle of legislative supremacy, which holds that the legislature is the supreme branch of government and cannot be bound by other institutions, such as the judicial branch or a written constitution.
- LegislatureThe standard model, described by the Baron de Montesquieu, involves three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial.
- ConstitutionIn presidential and semi-presidential systems of government, department secretaries/ministers are accountable to the president, who has patronage powers to appoint and dismiss ministers.
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Government
1 linksSystem or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
System or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.
In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.
Other terms used to describe different republics include democratic republic, parliamentary republic, semi-presidential republic, presidential republic, federal republic, people's republic, and Islamic republic.
Separation of powers
1 linksSeparation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.
Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.
The typical division is into three branches: a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary, which is sometimes called the trias politica model.
The following example of the separation of powers and their mutual checks and balances from the experience of the United States Constitution (specifically, Federalist No. 51) is presented as illustrative of the general principles applied in similar forms of government as well:
Constitutions with a high degree of separation of powers are found worldwide.