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by bhupy 2250 days ago
Right, the systems of government of the United States are nearly identical to those of the European Union[1] (especially so prior to the passage of the 17th Amendment), and we constantly try to compare the Union to individual unitary states like Denmark or France or Singapore.

Trying to shove an EU-shaped peg into a France-sized hole is probably not worth the effort.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lj127TKu4Q