Home›Sources›President, Government Official (Britannica)SourcesPresident, Government Official (Britannica)BritannicaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextPolitical Atlas. "President, Government Official (Britannica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-britannica-president-government-official.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextPolitical Atlas. (n.d.). President, Government Official (Britannica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-britannica-president-government-officialCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{politicalatlas-president-government-official-britannica, author = {Political Atlas}, title = {President, Government Official (Britannica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-britannica-president-government-official}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedEncyclopaedia Britannica article on the office of president as head of state or head of government.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia BritannicaURLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/president-government-officialSource TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaReliability TierWell-attested1Encyclopaedia Britannica: a professionally edited, editorially reviewed general reference encyclopedia. Britannica has no separate standalone 'presidential system' page; this is its page on the office of president.SourcesPresident, Government Official (Britannica)tier 1Encyclopaedia BritannicaView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 6 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicPolitical Mechanisms, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 2 connected, 1 general references.Systems of Government, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.Countries, 1 claims: 1 connected.Documents, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested10ArticlesThe Presidential System: Separating Executive From LegislaturePolitical MechanismsPeaceful Transfer of PowerSourcesPresident, Government Official (Britannica)Systems of GovernmentPresidential SystemScholarly debate1Political MechanismsPeaceful Transfer of PowerHolds2Political MechanismsPeaceful Transfer of PowerSystems of GovernmentPresidential SystemConnected6CountriesRussiaDocumentsUnited States ConstitutionPolitical MechanismsPeaceful Transfer of PowerSystems of GovernmentPresidential SystemGeneral References2Political MechanismsPeaceful Transfer of PowerSystems of GovernmentPresidential SystemComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year