民初《大总统选举法》在立法过程中,围绕着总统资格问题、选举机关及当选票数问题、总统任期及连任问题、副总统设置及代理问题、附则等问题,发生了激烈的争论。这些争论是在借鉴西方国家宪法的基础上发生的,其实质是民初政体之争即总统制与内阁制之争的一部分。 In the early Republican “Great Presidential Election Law”, heated debates arose during the legislative process around the issues of the presidential qualifications, the election authority and the number of the voters, the term and reelection of the president, the setting of vice presidents, the agency issues and the appendixes. These debates took place on the basis of drawing lessons from the constitutions of Western countries. The essence of these debates was the dispute over the regime in the early Republic of China that was part of the battle between the presidential system and the cabinet system.