For one thing, it had become necessary to clarify the powers of the president, now that he is popularly elected. Secondly, recent uncertainty over the limits on the Legislative Yuan's power to approve the premier made it necessary to clarify the relative powers of the legislative and executive branches.
我國該採何種憲政體制是此次憲改最大的爭議，一方面，民選總統權責必須釐清；二方面，行政院和立法院的權責關係也必須做合理的調整。