Government+Systems

**Republican System:**

 * ** United States of America ** ||
 * || Head of state || Head of government ||
 * ^  |||| President ||
 * ** Qualifications: ** |||| No less than 35 years of age, natural born citizen of the United States and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. ||
 * ** Elected by: ** |||| A majority of votes in the electoral college, determined by state-by-state votes. ||
 * ** Removed by: ** |||| Impeachment by two-thirds of Congress following trial and conviction, or resignation. ||
 * ** Term: ** |||| No greater than two terms of four years ||
 * ** Write legislation? ** |||| Yes, but must be passed by Congress ||
 * ** Veto legislation? ** |||| Yes, but can also be overturned by the Supreme Court ||
 * ** Appoint judges? ** |||| No, recommended to and approved by Congress ||

==== T he United States' is the oldest, most stable and best example of a federal, constitutional republic with a presidential system. This means the United States is made up of states with their own Governors, and a Federal government headed by a President, who has wide executive powers. ==== ====Supporters of this model point to its clear division of powers between the President, Supreme Court (the highest federal judicial court in the U.S., consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation) and Congress(the national legislative body of the U.S. Congress powers: collect taxes, establish post offices and roads, promote progress of science by issuing patents, create federal courts inferior to the [|Supreme Court], define and punish [|piracies] and [|felonies], declare [|war], raise and support [|armies... etc]), and the over-arching supremacy of the Constitution of the United States. Critics point to the excess of the executive (the elected presidency) and the often undemocratic way in which the presidency is elected, due to the federal nature of the system. For example, it is possible for a President to be elected without having a majority of the popular votes, but a majority of votes in the electoral college - as was the case in the 2000 presidential election. ====

**Monarch:**
king or queen.

**Prime Minister:**
represent the people.

**House of Commons:**
elected by the people.

**House of Lords:**
people who owns land.

**Citizens:**
people