Do they have the graduated licencing system in the US?

I know that here in Australia, young drivers need to keep a detailed driving log etc but I don't know much more about the system. In NZ, we didn't *phew* . I do know that when i left NZ I was on a provisional licence & it's reciprocal here(for NZ citizens residing in Aust..boy do we have it good..) meaning I still had to have P plates on our vehicle.

I was soooo happy to remove them!

Also, we were looked upon favourably by the driving instructors if we did driving lessons in a manual.