Executive president
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An Executive president is a president who exercises active executive power in a presidential system of government. Executive Presidents are active in day-to-day governance of a nation, and are usually popularly elected.
They contrast with figurehead presidents, common in parliamentary systems of governance, in which the President is appointed by parliament to serve symbolic, nonpolitical roles while the prime minister holds all relevant power.
The usual checks and balances on an Executive President are through the judicial system, through statutory authorizations and/or prohibitions, and by some legislative body or bodies (Congress, Parliament, Senate). Rarely, an Executive President wields some unchecked powers which eventually leads to abuse.
see also
Presidential system
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