HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON PLZ SOMEONE TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA AND PRESIDENT OF USA ?5 MARKS QUESTION
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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.
Removal process
Both the American and Indian Presidents can only be removed from the office through impeachment. In India either house can initiate impeachment proceedings against the president and with the concurrence of the other house can impeach the President. In US the power to impeach solely lies with the Senate (upper house).
Emergency powers
Indian President wields huge powers during emergency situations. He can proclaim both external and internal emergencies. Indian President can declare emergency in a state, dissolve state legislature and dismiss the state council of ministers. During financial emergency, he has the power to reduce the salaries of all the government officials including that of the Supreme Court and High Court judges. He has a formidable list of executive, financial and legislative powers which he can exercise on the advice of the cabinet during emergency.
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.
PRESIDENT OF USA1. 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 cannot dissolve Legislature.