A kingdom is a form of government.
Love this question. Yes, and not only is it possible, I believe some implementations would be highly preferable. I have come to believe that the presidency concentrates far too much power in a single person and should be eliminated.
No, council governments already exist so I cant imagine a reason that couldnt apply to leading the federal govt as well.
Theoretically you could also have fully Democratic processes where the President is replaced with a national voting system and every bill that would normally hit the presidents desk is voted on by the populace instead. Would have to implement National ID cards to have verified electronic voting.
Additionally, sortition exists and IIRC is what the Roman Senate used before the triumvirate came into power. Basically, citizens were chosen at random to act as representatives for their congressional happenings instead of elected officials. Not sure if that would apply to a Presidential role, really, but kinda ties back to the Council idea above.
Certainly not. The duties of the president of the USA are:
- Execute/enforce the laws made by congress
- Command the military
- Grant pardons
- Make treaties
- Appoint ambassadors, judges, and officers
- Report to congress about the state of the country
It’s not necessary that any one of those functions be the responsibility of a single person, nor is it necessary that any one of them be performed by the same person or group as any of the others. Some of these functions may not even need to exist as such; I don’t think pardons are a feature of all systems of justice, and a legislative branch has other ways to learn about the state of the country.
Switzerland works just fine, and the head of the Executive is a committee.
