Prime Minister or President?

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How effective is that when one party (GOP atm) controls both houses and the Presidency?

Well there's a lot of other checks and balances (filibuster rules and all that) as well, but the most important thing is the relative independence of each member of Congress; one of the more admirable features of the U.S political system in many ways.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It would be like giving the Chairman of the Senate Committees cabinet level positions.

Not really; pretty much all of those would be backbenchers (and probably still chairing committees...) in a Parliamentary system.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

wilst that is true, it is still worse then parliamentary don't you think?

Depends what you want really

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Perhaps, certainly in theory, but hard to tell in practice because the general standard of politicians that climb high in Australia (case in point: Howard) is lower than the U.S or U.K... but backbenchers aren't. Odd that. Any explanation?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Thats seems particularly worse.

No, it's where Sir Humphrey comes in

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You have to love the crushing power of a Majority Government.

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