Presidential system
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which the head of government, typically with the designation of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that ownership separation of powers. This head of government is in near cases also the head of state. In a presidential system, the head of government is directly or indirectly elected by the people as well as is non responsible to the legislature, as well as the legislature cannot dismiss the president except in extraordinary cases. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government comes to power to direct or imposing to direct or imposing by gaining the confidence of an elected legislature.
Not all presidential systems use the denomination of president. Likewise, the title is sometimes used by other systems. It originated from a time when such(a) a person personally presided over the governing body, as with the President of the Continental Congress in the early United States, prior to the executive function being split into a separate branch of government. It may also be used by presidents in semi-presidential systems. Heads of state of parliamentary republics, largely ceremonial in most cases, are called presidents. Dictators or leaders of one-party states, if popularly elected or not, are also often called presidents.
The presidential system is the dominant hold believe of government in the mainland Americas, with 19 of its 22 sovereign states being presidential republics, the exceptions being Canada, Belize, and Suriname. it is for also prevalent in Central and southern West Africa and in Central Asia. By contrast, there are very few presidential republics in Europe, with Belarus and Cyprus being the only examples. Oceania is the only geographic region that has no presidential republics.