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President v. Prime Minister The Ideal Models for Government? Presidential v. Parliamentary Model

Prime Minister model British Model: Canada, Australia, Nepal, Japan, Spain, Greenland Mixed: India, Nigeria, Eastern Europe, Iraq, Israel

Prime Minister Model English becoming dissatisfied with monarchs and increasingly looking for self- government King George (German, Queen Anne’s husband) Robert Walpole 1721 de facto Prime Minister 21 years (developed cabinet solidarity), but not written into a constitution Modern Prime Minister: Benjamin Disraeli (1868) (1874-1880) Official title given beginning in 1905

Presidential Model Most of the Americas and emerging countries in Africa adapting Presidential model Origins begin with the American Constitution Alexander Hamilton wanted to give president institutional powers (meaning Washington) Federalist 69: 4 year terms, elected, limited length, removed by impeachment, Congress override veto, Commander in Chief, can’t dissolve Congress, treaties approved by Senate Federalist 70: energy, unity, adequate support, competent powers, limited length, safety against a tyrant “…a feeble executive implies feeble execution of the government…”

Differences Presidential Model Parliamentary Model Legislative Congress chosen by voters, president chosen by voters Parliament elected by voters, majority party winner chooses Prime Minister Chief Executive President chooses Cabinet with approval and can be “fired” by him Prime Minister heads council of ministers or Cabinet selected by him Head of State Is the head of state Constitutional Monarchy, sometimes chooses president as head of state Elections Fixed intervals Prime Minister calls for new elections after a vote of no confidence Political Parties 2 party systems with 3rd parties holding marginal power Ideological parties and government formed by ruling coalition of parties Examples US, Mexico, Brazil Israel, Great Britain, former colonies, India Differences

Presidential Model Advantages Disadvantages Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Direct Mandate Executive authority Stability Founding Fathers intentionally established an ineffectual government to keep someone from having to much power Independent power leads to authoritarianism Separation of Power/gridlock Difficulty in leadership change

Parliamentary Model Disadvantages Advantages Quicker legislative action Collective Cabinet Authority Flexibility in change of power-votes of no confidence Resistance to authoritarianism Indirect election of Prime Minister No separation of powers-executive authority less checked No single executive-first among equals 1 party dominance Potential instability

The post of prime minister may be encountered both in constitutional monarchies (such as, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom), and in republics in which the head of state is an elected official (such as France, Germany, India, Ireland, with varying degrees of real power. This contrasts with the presidential system, in which the president (or equivalent) is both the head of state and the head of the government. In some presidential or semi-presidential systems, such as those of France and Russia the prime minister is an official generally appointed by the president but usually approved by the legislature and responsible for carrying out the directives of the president and managing the civil service. (The premier of the Republic of China is also appointed by the president, but requires no approval by the legislature.)