Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-76.97.80.106-20130811163656/@comment-14138255-20140825031543

You don't understand, there is a real thing called an Elected Monarchy. A Monarchy doesn't have to be by birthright (though many Monarchies are this), the Elected Monarch is elected either by a general populace or by different officials, but once elected, they either have full or limited powers as Monarch. Look it up.

A President mean while, will either be simply either the leader of the Executive Branch (with powers as Commander-in-Chief) or a dictator posing as one (though this would apply to any "leader" title). The President has only limited influence over the other branches (where as a King [depending on the constitution] would have much more influence).