Why did the United States adopt the presidential system when it was founded?

This problem should start with American immigrants.

The first immigrants to the United States came from western Europe, including political prisoners and Protestants (The Rise of Great Powers has a general account of this).

Some of them must be educated and have a certain understanding of democracy and human rights. After about two centuries of development, 13 British colonies in North America gradually formed a new democratic country-the American nation.

They were a group of people who were educated and influenced by the French Enlightenment and gradually forgot or even despised the monarchy.

They will choose the presidential system, which is closely related to their enlightenment and their opposition to the British constitutional monarchy. Needless to say, the theory of separation of powers was first tried in North America.

The opposition to the British constitutional monarchy was decided under the historical conditions at that time. As a British colony, American industrial production was strongly suppressed by its home country. British products can be sold to America, but American products can't. Coupled with various legal and administrative restrictions, the contradiction between Americans and Britons is very fierce, pointing directly at the British ruling authorities and the British emperor. So Americans at that time hated Britain, including their political system.

Moreover, at that time, American States preferred to be independent and did not want an overly strong central government. Every continent wants independent economic power, which is contrary to the monarchy.

Therefore, Americans at that time did not want to adopt a constitutional monarchy (which would go against their original intention of launching the war of independence). Influenced by the Enlightenment, they had the possibility of adopting a separation of powers and a presidential system. The time of Congress, the term of office of the President and the term of office of the Supreme Judge are staggered, which is an important guarantee that the separation of powers in the United States can always be realized. )

As for Washington, he didn't become a dictator because he had foresight and respected the Constitution.

The landlord changed the question ... I can only say sweat! !

The system of a country cannot be decided by one person, and it is not what Washington wants. I don't know if he has a son. But even with a son, he wanted to be a monarch, which was not feasible in the United States at that time. Because there were 13 states in the United States at that time, and each state had great power. No one can say it, not even someone with such high prestige in Washington.

The landlord really thinks too much about history. If Washington had adopted the monarchy at that time, it would have been overthrown soon, because it did not conform to the trend of historical development.