ional, in a modern context it may be distinct but it certainly isn't exceptional. The Bi-Cameral nature of Congress is reflected in Britain and Germany. France has a president and the German post of Chancellor is very similar. However the Founding Fathers did not want to see the centralisation of power, which has increased as a result of the Bush and Reagan administrations in particular. Most of the power was still in the hands of the individual states. Non-constitutional law and local government were still the prerogative of the state. Other modern liberal democracies are far more central in their governance and whilst US politics may have grown more Washington-centric, there is perhaps a basis for claiming that
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