The term president is a title given to various people in places of authority. It is given to leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and leaders of most nations of the world whose resulting influential abilities play a pivotal role in the success of the nation. It is important to note that etymologically, the term refers to a person who directs or sits in a position of influence or authority. Initially, the title “president” was used in reference to a presiding officer of a ceremony, but currently the term is commonly used to refer to the head of state of most republics. The head of states are elected in a fair general election, chosen by the legislature or a unique electoral college, or ascend to power through forceful means. For example, the U.S. president and the Mexican president have marked similarities and differences. The U.S. president serves as the head of state, the head of the government, the person in charge of the executive arm of the federal government, and he is also one of the two nationally elected federal officers; moreover, Article II of the country’s constitution outlines more responsibilities endowed to the president. He has powers to “faithfully execute” federal law, which enables him to be the commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces (Mayer). The president is also given the authority to nominate executive and judicial officers in consultation with the Senate as well as give pardons and reprieves. In accordance to the American constitution, the population vote for their preferred president indirectly after every four years through the Electoral College votes (Forbes). In many American states, every elector is dedicated to cast his or her vote for a particular presidential aspirant. Therefore, when the Americans are voting for an elector in the Electoral College, it implies that they are actually voting for their preferred presidential hopeful. Nonetheless, in the election history of the country, especially in the hotly contested ones, this did not make any difference since the aspirants who had the majority popular votes still failed to win the electoral votes in the states. On January 20, 2009, history was made when Barack Obama, a black American, succeeded George W. Bush in becoming the forty-forth and the current president of the U.S. On the other hand, the Mexican office of the president strictly adheres to the principles of a presidential system of government where the president is chosen directly by the people and the aspirant who come first after counting the votes is elected in office for a six-year term, called a sexenio (Joseph). The candidate is elected even without an absolute majority and in contrast to the U.S., where the president is likely to be reelected after finishing his or her term, in Mexico the president is less likely to get another term in office. This system resulted from the Mexican Revolution where a person was banned from running for a second term in office and under the current constitution, Felipe Calderon, who is the current president of the country, serves as the head of state, head of government, and the highest-ranked commander of the country’s armed forces. At present, the office of the Mexican president is regarded to be revolutionary. This implies that it is in relation t