Quick Answer. Germany's government is a parliamentary system with a democratic constitution based on a division of powers within a federal structure and protection of individual liberty. Executive power is exercised by the chancellor, while the duties of the president are mostly ceremonial.
For other people with the same name, see John Reed (disambiguation). John Silas Jack Reed (October 22, 1887 â October 17, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and socialist activist, best remembered for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. He was married to writer and feminist Louise Bryant.
John W. Reed, 81, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Born June 24, 1935 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, he was the only child of the late Harry W. and Helen Reed. He was also predeceased by the love of his life Barbara Jean (Aites) Reed and his only daughter Ruthann Reed. John spent his early years on a farm in Clarion County, graduated from New Kensington High School in 1954, and enlisted in the Marines shortly thereafter.