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Difference-between-united-states-president-and-indian-president

Answer 1

Answer:

US president is more or less directly elected whereas the Indian president is indirectly elected. The advantage of the directly elected head of the government is the stability of the government. Unlike Indian Prime Minister American President is not overpowered by the “compulsions of coalition politics”

Head of the State

The US President is both the Head of the State and Head of the Government, whereas the Indian president is only the head of the State. President of the US is the real executive. Indian President like the British monarch is only a titular head.

Term of office

American President holds the office for 4 years and he can seek re-election only once, while the Indian president holds the office for 5 years and is eligible for re-election any number of times.

Responsibility to Legislature

The US president is not part of any legislature and is not responsible to the legislatures. In India, the Parliament includes the President and the two houses- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Answer 2

Answer:

Indian President

1. He is only a figurehead. The real executive power is vested in the Prime Minister.

2. He appoints Prime Minister, leader of the majority. Only the advice of the Prime Minister, he appoints other ministers. In appointing the Ministers, he has been no choice, discretion.

3. He is bound to follow the advice of the cabinet.

4. The Cabinet makes the laws. The assent of the President is necessary. If he does not lie any bill, he may refuse to sign it, and send it for the reconsideration. After reconsideration, if the Bill is again pre-sented for the assent of the President, he has been no right to withhold his assent.

5. He has been no vote power.

6. He can dissolve the Loka Sabha only the advice of the Cabinet.

7. The term is 5 years

American President

1. He is real head of the executive.

2. The members of the cabinet are nominated by the President. Then they are called secretaries, not Ministers.

3. He is not bound to follow the advice of the cabinet. The President is Boss and Secretaries are his subordinates.

4. Doctrine of Separation of Powers strictly applied in America. The President is not a member of legislature. It is the duty of the Congress to make the laws.

5. He has been veto power.

6. He cannot dissolve Legislature.

7. The term is four years.