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But the Presidential system not only gives the executive power an antagonist in the legislative power, and so makes it weaker; it also enfeebles it by impairing its intrinsic quality.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that the Presidential system weakens the executive by creating opposition within the government.
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