An article from the past(1990) worth reading: "The Perils of Presidentialism"[0] by Juan Linz, who died Tuesday. It notes that the United States is exceptional

An article from the past(1990) worth reading: "The Perils of Presidentialism"[0] by Juan Linz, who died Tuesday. It notes that the United States is exceptional in having a long-lasting presidential system, and also in having political parties which are not disciplined and ideologically cohesive. We're now experiencing the kind of conflict that many Latin American countries have faced in the past. [0] http://www1.american.edu/ia/cdem/pdfs/linz_perils_presidencialism.pdf http://www1.american.edu/ia/cdem/pdfs/linz_perils_presidenci...