According to George Vedel former professor of public law, the presidential system of governance is a system of strict separation of powers. When viewed in this sense, the American political system appears to be the only example of a presidential system in the world. It is based on a strict separation of powers under the Constitution of the United States. This constitution has thus been the supreme subject of several discussions and has been interpreted in various ways. The Federalists might say that the first important interpretation of the Constitution was made in 1788. It was written in 85 sections by three leading intellectuals, James Madison (Minister of Foreign Affairs under Jefferson and the 4th President of the United States), John Jay (first Chief Justice, the President of the Supreme Court) and Alexander Hamilton (a Lawyer, and former aide to George Washington, Financial and founder of the Federalist Party).
[...] Section3 [Article states that: "The Vice- President of the United States shall be President of the Senate." It should be noted that the Senate is the second most important figure in the executive and the most important figure in the Congress as stated under (Section 3 of the 25th amendment). Consequently there is a partial sharing of skills and competence between the two. Thus though the Vice-President may therefore in some cases not replace the President in case of seizures holidays death etc, he may replace him as Supreme Executive of Magistrate where "the Constitution empowers the Vice-President to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President All these technical descriptions of modalities devolving of executive power are listed in the Constitution. [...]
[...] The Philadelphia Convention, a corollary to the Constitution permits a combination of two processes involving the elective first line of the "people of America." The fact remains that voters have an important part in the selection of the Presidential Candidate. At first glance the "caucus system" allowed the committee activists a reference to those who will vote for a candidate. On the other hand the candidate is usually elected by all voters of the party, either a Democrat or a Republican-Federalist (Today the major distinction is between top Republicans and Democrats) system of primary elections. [...]
[...] Regulations which are provided by the Constitution and supplemented by other texts, also limit the taking of dangerous initiatives for the "survival of the Presidential System." The electoral process for the joint participation of the three bodies: the limited leadership The election of the President The United States for the first time established the office of the President of the Republic, for tenure of four years. At the same time when the President was elected a vice president had to be available to replace the president in case of unexpected vacancy (murder or an assassination). [...]
[...] wanted a unique system of governance as the efficiency in their jurisdiction and also prevention of arbitrary interference with a body on the prerogatives of another depended only on cooperation between the different authorities. the establishment of a "strict separation" of powers The provision of a strict separation of powers was provided as a "Corollary" to a necessary agreement. The intention of the constituents was to protect the new text of the Supreme United States of America, including the allocation of specific powers among three separate bodies. [...]
[...] The declaration proclaimed that: therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name, and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states;” In 1787 the Constitution enforced the institutional separation of powers and rigid terms on the shape of the state, thus establishing federalism in the United States. [...]
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