At the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers thought that they were creating a republican government. It was a monarchy in republican clothes.
While it is true that the Latin American presidential systems have often broken down, we should note that this is often related to the fact that they use proportional representation electoral systems not first-past-the-post as the US does, so it is a tough comparison to draw. Only some Latin American impeachments have been credible as opposed to politicized. However there is one respect in which some Latin American countries have done better than the US in terms of rule of law— several have prosecuted, convicted and sometimes jailed presidents for corruption, something the US cannot seem to do even against an ex-president.
While it is true that the Latin American presidential systems have often broken down, we should note that this is often related to the fact that they use proportional representation electoral systems not first-past-the-post as the US does, so it is a tough comparison to draw. Only some Latin American impeachments have been credible as opposed to politicized. However there is one respect in which some Latin American countries have done better than the US in terms of rule of law— several have prosecuted, convicted and sometimes jailed presidents for corruption, something the US cannot seem to do even against an ex-president.