United States presidential system
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The United States presidential system is a democratic framework of government characterized by a clear separation of powers between an independently elected president and the legislature, serving as a model for many countries’ constitutional designs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| American political institutions | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
democratic framework of government
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presidential system ⓘ system of government ⓘ |
| allowsDividedGovernment | true ⓘ |
| cabinetMembers |
appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
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cannot simultaneously serve in Congress ⓘ |
| constitution | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article III of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionCycle | fixed presidential and congressional terms ⓘ |
| executiveElectedIndependently | true ⓘ |
| formalAdoptionYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| hasBicameralLegislature | true ⓘ |
| hasChecksAndBalances | true ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveBranch | Executive Branch of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadOfGovernment | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadOfState | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudicialBranch | Federal judiciary of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBranch | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeparationOfPowers |
executive branch
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judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| headOfStateDirectlyElected | indirectly via Electoral College ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional tradition
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Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers NERFINISHED ⓘ state constitutions of the early United States ⓘ |
| judicialReviewEstablishedBy | Marbury v. Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judiciaryCanReviewConstitutionality | true ⓘ |
| judiciaryLifeTenureBasis | good Behaviour clause ⓘ |
| judiciaryLifeTenureForSupremeCourt | true ⓘ |
| legislatureCanImpeachPresident | true ⓘ |
| legislatureCanOverrideVeto | true ⓘ |
| legislatureElectedIndependently | true ⓘ |
| legislaturePowerOfThePurse | true ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| partyDisciplineInLegislature | relatively weak compared to parliamentary systems ⓘ |
| presidentCanVetoLegislation | true ⓘ |
| presidentCommanderInChief | United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialRemovalMechanism | impeachment by House and trial by Senate ⓘ |
| presidentialTermLength | four years ⓘ |
| presidentialTermLimit | two elected terms ⓘ |
| presidentRequiresSenateConsentForAppointments | true ⓘ |
| presidentRequiresSenateConsentForTreaties | true ⓘ |
| servesAsModelFor |
many Latin American presidential systems
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several African presidential systems ⓘ some Asian presidential systems ⓘ |
| upperHouse | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesElectoralCollege | true ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideThreshold | two-thirds of both houses ⓘ |
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American colonial period in the Philippines
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United States presidential system
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American political institutions