Which do you consider to be the more powerful chief executive in his or her own country: The British Prime Minister or the President of The United States?

... Which do you consider to be the more powerful chief executive in his or her own country: The British Prime Minister or the President of The United States? The British PM and the American President operate within different political frameworks. To draw comparisons we must look at these frameworks and determine the contexts under which both figures must govern. Yet before we do this it is important to note that chief executive power can be loosely defined as the ability to influence other branches of Government. Therefore the extent to which each chief executive can do this is the key to answering this question. The most important issue to look at first is the structure of Government in the respective countries. In Britain a fusion of powers exists. The three branches of Government (Executive, Legislature and Judiciary) are merged. The executive branch (the government) can exercise direct control over the legislative

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