... the same, especially one as unique as the USA; there is no typical to start from. The US is on its own level in western democracy with no country with an economy, population, military capacity or global influence to match it. These factors make the US as a country unique and it could be argued do not actually affect the US Presidency as a role but it is difficult if not impossible to separate the executive from the country's statistics. When the United States of America was set up as a new nation in 1776 they were getting rid of the chains of colonialism and the power or George III. Parliamentary government as we know it had not yet been set up in the UK. Had it been in existence who knows if the "Presidentalistic" executive would have come to be. A pure presidential government is rare and is largely ...

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