ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I provide an analysis of my dependent variable, presidential power, in Argentina and Chile. I make the case that presidential power in practice was stronger in Argentina than in Chile since democratization, and show how Argentina had many traits of hyperpresidentialism. For both countries, I describe both the formal presidential powers that presidents have on paper, and the powers that presidents have in practice. I show how whereas in formal terms the Argentine president is significantly constrained, the Chilean president has far greater constitutional powers. Nevertheless, I will illustrate how in practice whereas Argentine presidents have often wielded significant power to the point of hyperpresidentialism, Chilean executives have been far more restrained.
