Their solution was a limited national government, defined by separation of powers and checks and balances among the legislative, executive and judicial branches — operating within a federal system.

Is America’s Presidential System Doomed? The fiasco surrounding Antonin Scalia's death points to a long-term illness.

The Standard can today reveal the genesis of proposal for a pure presidential system of government adopted by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review.

A parliamentary system of government is preferable to a presidential system. Parliamentary systems are common throughout much of Europe, South Asia and many former British colonies.

Virginia Gazette Presidential history: The presidential spoils system — gone but not forgotten A painting of President Andrew Jackson’s epic party at the White House on March 4, 1829.

Second of a series BEYOND the immediate reforms to our dysfunctional political parties, a deeper examination of the party-list concept itself reveals a profound disconnect between its original ...

The former president is busting presidential transition norms, with implications for government coordination, cybersecurity and transparency.

In the case of Trump v. United States (2024), the Supreme Court’s approach to the issue of presidential immunity is fundamentally ethically flawed.

For many voters, the recent presidential election was devastating. For others, it was exhilarating. For both, a reminder that the president is America’s chief executive and military commander in chief ...