Presidential Democracy

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 495.

What is the Presidential System?

Presidential&Parlamentary”)

Voters elect legislators

Voters elect (indirectly) the president.

l Therefore, in the presidential system voters have a more direct say about those who serve in two branches of the government :

l Legislative

l Executive

The executive role:

List of duty of the American President: 1) Chief of State 2) Chief Executive 3) Commander-in-Chief 4)Chief Diplomat 5) Chef Legislator 6) Chief of Party 7) Voice of the People 8) Protector of Peace 9) Manager of Prosperity 10) World Leader

The executive Function: 1)Symbolic: Dignity of the state abroad; Geremonial function

2) Managerial: Taking care of the business of the state; Making the tough decisions; Ultimate leader of the state.

Presidential systems don't separate the symbolic and managerial functions of the executive (the same person performs both)

Strength of the presidency: independence (the president is elected every four years independently from the legislature)

Generally, the president is elected on the basis of popular election

In the US: there is however an additional structure called the electoral college (the Founding Fathers distrusted popular vote because it was source of unrest and instability). Therefore the president is indirectly elected. Voters select electors who elect the president.