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A presidential system is organized according to the principle of separation of powers.

In this system, the responsibilities of leadership are vested in the chief executive, the President, elected for a fixed term and independent of the legislature. A president is both the chief executive and head of state. Thus, in the presidential system of government the chief executive is isolated from the legislature and that the chief executive, if he chooses, may in turn isolate himself from the people. Unlike the parliamentary system, the presedential government is characterized by the few

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