Presidential form of Govt
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What is PRESIDENT?
One placed in authority over others; a chief officer; a presiding or managing officer; a governor, ruler, or director. The chairman, moderator, or presiding officer of a legislative or deliberative body, appointed to keep order, manage the proceedings, and govern the administrative details of their business. The chief officer of a corporation, company, board, committee, etc., generally having the PRESIDENT 935
The History of Presidency
In the 5th century BC Athens pioneers did an experiment in direct democracy, as opposed to the representative democracy. AnswerParty!
Translated from Latin, the word "president" means "sitting ahead." The development of this political institution started at the end of the 18th century and coincided with the appearance of the first democratic systems in the countries of the Old and New Worlds. In the 18-20th centuries, the institution of presidency became an integral part of the republican form of government and an important feature of the democratic system.
The modern form of the democratic republic derives from a very long lineage that can be traced back to the ancient Greek city-states, which include several that existed on the present-day territory of Ukraine (Olvia, Pantecapaion and Chersonesus). From the 6th to the 1st century BC, Rome was an established republic, which was followed in the Middle Ages by numerous city-republics in what would become Italy (such as Venice, Genoa, Florence). Later, the Republic of United Provinces appeared in the Netherlands (1572), and a republican system of government reigned in Britain at the time of the Revolution (1649-1660). These republics chart the evolving form of government that gave birth to what is now known as the republican model.
The first modern republics, headed by a President, appeared relatively recently and only in the New World. Their rise is seen as
What is PRESIDENT?
One placed in authority over others; a chief officer; a presiding or managing officer; a governor, ruler, or director. The chairman, moderator, or presiding officer of a legislative or deliberative body, appointed to keep order, manage the proceedings, and govern the administrative details of their business. The chief officer of a corporation, company, board, committee, etc., generally having the PRESIDENT 935
The History of Presidency
In the 5th century BC Athens pioneers did an experiment in direct democracy, as opposed to the representative democracy. AnswerParty!
Translated from Latin, the word "president" means "sitting ahead." The development of this political institution started at the end of the 18th century and coincided with the appearance of the first democratic systems in the countries of the Old and New Worlds. In the 18-20th centuries, the institution of presidency became an integral part of the republican form of government and an important feature of the democratic system.
The modern form of the democratic republic derives from a very long lineage that can be traced back to the ancient Greek city-states, which include several that existed on the present-day territory of Ukraine (Olvia, Pantecapaion and Chersonesus). From the 6th to the 1st century BC, Rome was an established republic, which was followed in the Middle Ages by numerous city-republics in what would become Italy (such as Venice, Genoa, Florence). Later, the Republic of United Provinces appeared in the Netherlands (1572), and a republican system of government reigned in Britain at the time of the Revolution (1649-1660). These republics chart the evolving form of government that gave birth to what is now known as the republican model.
The first modern republics, headed by a President, appeared relatively recently and only in the New World. Their rise is seen as