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The President/ Prime Ministersystem has many variations. One is the Strong Prime Minister/ weak presient variant seen in places like like4 Germany or Israel were the Prtesident is an aging but distinguished citizen who doesn't make policy but is the symbol of the state. Such I President is a figurehead who is often ignored and can keep his job as long as he doesn't become enmeshed in a scandal or politics. The other variant is the Strong President weak PM like we have in France, Poland or Russia. Such a system is valuable since it often gives the President a target of blame for poor national policies since the PM serves at the behest of the Prewsident. You can fire the PM and claim you have taken action or a new direction in state policy. What how Mr Putin operates.
Those who argue in favor of an American monarchy (and yes, there's a Royalist Party of America) believe that the only definite way of unifying our nation is by appointing an unbiased king or queen to represent us as head of state. I personally disagree with this as I think our Founding Fathers were morally against any sort of hereditary entitlement that such a system guarantees, but I can see why someone would rather be governed by a monarch and prime minister, especially when 50% of us loathe the president at any given time. What's your take on this?
The President/Prime Minister mix is called "Cohabitation."
We might try a presidency with a single ten or twelve year term. The good ones could make a lot of progress without always having to worry about the next election. Although the bad ones could do a lot of damage, it wouldn't be as bad as a lifetime monarch. Best of both worlds.
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