The British Parliament and the American presidential system are two of the strongest formal political institutions in modern times. The American presidential system was built upon parliamentary ideals, but was altered in a way that reflected the will of the American patriots who demanded proportional and fair representation. The two institutions share a number of common elements, but retain sufficient traditional differences to make them distinct. There are common elements between the British parliamentary system and the American presidential system. First, both systems are bicameral. A bicameral system emerged in England as a way to show...
a dominant two-party system, while Britain has a much more expansive political spectrum. Both countries' political institutions emerged from the same basic framework of democracy and state preservation. The American presidential system evolved out of the pre-existing British parliamentarian principles, which once governed the British colonists in the thirteen colonies. Whereas the British parliament has maintained a lot of its tradition, the United States has adopted a modern means of governance. The similarities that between the two government institutions are often in place to secure democracy and ensure state preservation, whereas the differences are more trivial matters.