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A 10 page research paper that compares and contrasts the office of the US president and that of the British prime minister. This analysis of US presidential government as compared to Great Britain's parliamentary system reveals these differences, particularly in regards to the current US president, George W. Bush and the current British prime minister, Tony Blair. While comparisons often reveal that one system works better than another, in this case, this analysis will show that the democratic systems of governance chosen by the US and Great Britain are well suited to their country's individual needs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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are similarities between the two posts, there are also marked differences. The following analysis of US presidential government as compared to Great Britains parliamentary system reveals these differences, particularly in
regards to the current US president, George W. Bush and the current British prime minister, Tony Blair. While comparisons often reveal that one system works better than another, in this
case, this analysis will show that the democratic systems of governance chosen by the US and Great Britain are well suited to their countrys individual needs. In examining the
British parliamentary system, the first difference that pops up is that the British system does not contain the complicated system of checks and balances that the US Founding Fathers incorporated
in our federal government (Manuel and Cammisa, 1999). Also, it should be noted that the parliamentary system in Great Britain is generally referred to as the "Westminster system" (Pious, 1994).
Parliaments in Canada, Australia and New Zealand are modeled after this system (Pious, 1994). However, there is no one single parliamentary system and various permutations of this form of governance
exist throughout the world (Pious, 1994). In the British system, the legislative and executive branches are fused. The British Prime Minister is not an elected official, but is rather
the leader of the party that holds a majority in the House of Commons (Manuel and Cammisa, 1999). As this suggests, the British Prime Minister has legislative power. The US
President can propose legislation, but that is all. The US system clearly delineates between the branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial (Federal Government, 2002). The British prime minister
(PM) acts as the chief executive officer, but he (or she) is not the head of state. The reigning monarch fulfills that role, although the monarchy no longer has any
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