A
presidential government is a system of government in which the president is
constitutionally independent of the legislature. In this system of government,
the president is both the head of the state and government. A president doesn't
have to be elected; he can be an unelected monarch.
Characteristics of the presidential
forms of government:
1.Separation of power: In this
form the executive and legislature are separate from each other. The president
and his secretaries are not members of the legislature.
2.Single executive: In this form
there is only one executive and is only president. The president is the all in
all.
3.Fixed term of the president:
In this system president is elected for a fixed term except impeachment, he or
she cannot be removed from office before expiry of his term.
4.Supremacy of the president:
The President occupies a supreme position. The president designate ministers as
subordinates.
