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Though there are many similarities between the '''[[politics of Canada]]''' and the '''[[politics of the United States]]''', there are also important differences. Many of the differences and similarities were the foundation for debates in the 19th century about how "[[Republican Party (United States)|republican]]" or even Americanized Canada should become.<ref>Warner (1960)</ref>
A fundamental concept among these differences are Canada's use of the [[parliamentary system]] rather than the U.S.' [[congressional system]], related differences regarding the [[separation of powers]] and powers of the [[head of government]] (President as Head of State and Head of Government versus Prime Minister as merely Head of Government but ''not'' Head of State), and the much greater American role of a written Constitution (as interpreted by the two nations' respective Supreme Courts). Both nations have a federal system with strong powers accruing to the governments of the constituent states or provinces. Canada lacks an historical commitment to 'republicanism' that is deemed to characterize American political values, though the differences have been diminishing in recent years due to political reforms in Canada. It has been argued that the U.S. has repeatedly rejected
In sum, the people of both nations share quite similar political, cultural and social values--probably more similar than the peoples of any other two nations in the world, although other contenders might include Australia and New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, or Austria and Germany.
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