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System is a parliamentary system of government where the parliament has an important role in the government. In this case, the parliament has the authority in the prime minister and parliament can overturn the government, that is the way out does not believe such a motion. Presidensiil with a different system, where the parliamentary system can have a president and a prime minister, the authorities of the government road. In presidensiil, president of the road authority of government, but in the parliamentary system the president is only a symbol of the country only.

Parliamentary system is differentiated by the executive branch of government depends on the support directly or indirectly legislative branch, or parliament, often expressed through a veto confidence. Therefore, there is no clear separation of powers between the executive branch and legislative branch, the criticism from some who feel a lack of checks and balance that is found in a republican presidency.

Parliament praised the system, compared with the system presidensiil, because kefleksibilitasannya and responses to the public. Kekurangannya he is often led to a less stable government, as in the Weimar Republic of Germany and the French Fourth Republic. Parliamentary system usually has a clear distinction between the government and the head of state, with the head of government is the prime minister, and appointed as head of state with little power or seremonial. However, some systems also have a parliament elected a president with more power as head of the country, providing a balance in this system.

Presidensiil system (presidential), or also called the system kongresional, is a republican system of government in countries where executive power is selected through a separate election and the legislative power.

According to Rod Hague, presidensiil government consists of 3 elements, namely:

* President of the chosen people to lead the government and officials of government-related.
* President of the council of representatives has a fixed term of office, can not throw each other.
* There is no status of the overlapping between the executive bodies and legislative bodies.

Presidensiil in the system, the president has a relatively strong position and can not be as low as the low subjective political support. However, there are mechanisms to control the president. If the president of violation the Constitution, treason against the state, and criminal issues involved, the position of president can be. When he was dismissed because of certain violations, usually a vice president will replace the position.

This model adopted by the United States, the Philippines, Indonesia and most countries in Latin America and Central America.

Characteristics

The characteristics of presidensiil namely:

* Are headed by a president as head of government head of state at a time.
* President of the executive power was based on democracy and the people elected directly by them or through a representative body of the people.
* The President has the right prerogratif (privilege) to raise and dismiss ministers who lead the department and non-department.
* Minister-minister is responsible only to the executive power to the president is not legislative power.
* The President is not responsible to the legislative power.