The Failure of Presidential Democracy
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The Failure of Presidential Democracy is a seminal comparative politics work that critiques presidential systems and argues they are more prone to instability and democratic breakdown than parliamentary systems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Failure of Presidential Democracy Context triple: [Juan J. Linz, notableWork, The Failure of Presidential Democracy]
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The Crisis of Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy is a 1975 report commissioned by the Trilateral Commission that analyzes the challenges posed to Western democratic governance by rising public participation and demands in the late 20th century.
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Democracy: The God That Failed
Democracy: The God That Failed is a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist critique of democratic government that argues for monarchy and private law societies as superior political orders.
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C.
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden is a long-running exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that explores the powers, responsibilities, and personal challenges of U.S. presidents through artifacts, documents, and multimedia displays.
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The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is a 1923 political theory work by Carl Schmitt that critiques liberal parliamentarism and questions the compatibility of parliamentary democracy with modern mass politics.
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E.
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum that examines how and why democracies around the world are sliding toward authoritarianism, often with the support of former liberal elites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Failure of Presidential Democracy Target entity description: The Failure of Presidential Democracy is a seminal comparative politics work that critiques presidential systems and argues they are more prone to instability and democratic breakdown than parliamentary systems.
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A.
The Crisis of Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy is a 1975 report commissioned by the Trilateral Commission that analyzes the challenges posed to Western democratic governance by rising public participation and demands in the late 20th century.
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B.
Democracy: The God That Failed
Democracy: The God That Failed is a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist critique of democratic government that argues for monarchy and private law societies as superior political orders.
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C.
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden is a long-running exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that explores the powers, responsibilities, and personal challenges of U.S. presidents through artifacts, documents, and multimedia displays.
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D.
The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is a 1923 political theory work by Carl Schmitt that critiques liberal parliamentarism and questions the compatibility of parliamentary democracy with modern mass politics.
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E.
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum that examines how and why democracies around the world are sliding toward authoritarianism, often with the support of former liberal elites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic work
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book ⓘ comparative politics study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political science ⓘ |
| addresses |
causes of democratic breakdown
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institutional sources of political crisis ⓘ |
| argues |
dual democratic legitimacy in presidentialism can create institutional conflict
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fixed presidential terms can exacerbate political crises ⓘ parliamentary systems provide more flexible mechanisms for government replacement ⓘ presidential systems are more prone to democratic breakdown than parliamentary systems ⓘ presidential systems are more prone to instability than parliamentary systems ⓘ winner-take-all logic of presidential elections increases polarization ⓘ |
| author |
Arturo Valenzuela
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Juan J. Linz ⓘ |
| compares | presidential systems and parliamentary systems ⓘ |
| conclusion | parliamentary systems are generally more conducive to stable democracy than presidential systems ⓘ |
| critiques |
concentration of executive power in presidents
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fixed-term presidential elections ⓘ presidentialism as a form of democratic government ⓘ |
| emphasizes | importance of institutional design for democratic survival ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative politics
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political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constitutional design
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executive–legislative relations ⓘ political institutions ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political science literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of presidential democracy
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favorable to parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on constitutional design in new democracies
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scholarship on regime stability ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
democratic breakdown
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democratic stability ⓘ parliamentarism ⓘ presidentialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative analysis of regime types
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systematic critique of presidential democracy ⓘ |
| subfield | comparative politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
constitutional designers
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political scientists ⓘ students of comparative politics ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | institutionalism ⓘ |
| usesCaseStudiesFrom |
Europe
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Latin America ⓘ |
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