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A Comparison of Japanese politics against the United Stated States

Japan and the United States are among the world 's largest economy . Both countries have democratic systems of government , but there are other political aspects that differ in the two countries . The two countries have completely different systems of government with Japan having a parliamentary and the United States with presidential system (Hao ,

br 78 . The parliamentary system of Japan has a Prime Minister who is elected by the House of Representatives from

among themselves by a majority vote . He is usually the leader of the majority party and is the head of government . He chooses a cabinet that assists him in directing the government , from his political allies . The United States has a presidential system where there is a chief executive of the government that is , the president without the prime minister (Shugart ,

. 45 . The president does not need to select a cabinet commanding the support of the legislative majority . The legislature also operates for a fixed term and cannot be dismissed before the time expires . In the United States system , the president and the members of the executive branch of government cannot be members of congress , except the vice president (Hao ,

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Another political aspect that is different between the two countries is the electoral system . In the Japanese system , representatives are elected to the Diet , the Japanese National Parliament . The Diet is divided into two sections , the Upper House , which...