Is Betsy DeVos that right person for the job? In a couple days the United States will say bye to President Obama as he leaves the oval office. On the same day the nation will be swearing the president elected Donald Trump into power. In the past year Trump ran a very controversial campaign which cause concern to the general public not only in the United States but all over the world.…
Introduction After a long election season, the people of the United States experience the peaceful transition of power on Inauguration Day every four years. For the newly elected president, it is time to start working to turn the country around in a way they see as best suited. The first months of a new administration, commonly called the first hundred days, is crucial since it is a time President can utilize their new power to the fullest potential. Every President comes in on different terms: some come in during a middle of a war, some are thrown into power after an assassination, and some, like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, are faced with a great depression.…
Lately, politics in American might seem more like entertainment than something of actual substance but it’s importance is still prevalent. We are not only voting for the person who we decide we like best, we are voting for the future leader of our entire country. The president of the United States is always one of the most well recognized people in the world. With this comes great responsibility as the president isn’t only seem as one human but instead as a representation of our entire country. Their legacy is our legacy.…
To my fellow Americans: I stand here today, ready to take on the task of running this beautiful country. Though Americans may be have been previously divided through various presidents- Republican or Democrat, we can all come together to make this nation stronger than ever We live in a day and age where it is easier than ever for citizens to connect to each other. We also live in a nation where our growing generation is not afraid to question authority. This is an amazing thing. We are working towards a nation that is going to work for all of our people not just big corporations, the government, and the wealthiest among us.…
The United States of America has had forty-four Presidents, that is forty-four men who have had the prestigious yet humbling honor of being the leader of the free world. With that does not just come great power, but is also accompanied by great responsibility. Our 42nd President, William “Bill” Clinton, represented the American story and proved how anything is possible in the Land of Opportunity. Bill Clinton, like most Americans, was raised in a working class family and had to diligently work and sacrifice to get the White House. He faced many set backs, election losses, impeachment and scandals but never failed to persevere through the hard times and ended with a successful presidency and favorable ratings when he left office because…
To What Extent is an Increase in Presidential Power Justified? The United States of America has been built upon the provisions of checks and balances and federalism, the division of power between the three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. This form of government has been founded in 1776 when our founding fathers created the supreme law of our land, the United States Constitution. Power between these three branches has been intertwined together and no justification has been made for an increase in the executive power especially when it comes to the appointment, ordiance, and removal powers of the President.…
In the first hundred days of Trump’s presidency, he continues to show his and lows that everyone will remember in history. The American people are exceedingly mixed on his actions that he performs in office or what he tweets on his phone; depending on what poll you go to. Although it’s been a few months, Trump has provided enough to reveal what areas he acts as a leader and where he behaves carelessly. Regardless if these positions or issues that Americans agree with or not. Trump’s effective and ineffective moments as a fox/lion, his poor use of cruelty, and dealing with the people and the great, always produce a negative from the American…
Felipe Maramba ESLW-310 Prof. Smedley Donald Trump will be a good president In January 2017, Donald Trump is our newly elected commander in chief and the president of the United States of America will be residing at the white house and taking command of the oval office. He is the people choice to make “America a great nation” once again. He attracted a lot of blue collar workers who voted for him that he is the man that could pull it off. Moreover, to get the job done.…
The president's most difficult chief role is chief of legislation. I say this in part because “presidents rely on supporters in each chamber to submit their bills” (Morone & Kersh 498). This puts the president in a very weak position because if the each chamber of congress does not support his bills then they will fail. It takes away from the presidential greatness because the president won’t be able to deliver the promises he championed for during his candidacy. This can lead to the president getting low approval ratings due to them feeling as though the president has “turned his back on them”.…
The most interesting and most terrifying aspect of Trump's incoming presidency is that not a single person, including Donald Trump, really knows how the next four years will unfold. Sure, the future can't be predicted, but there hasn't been a single presidency that was this unpredictable in my lifetime. Honestly, everyone knew that Barack Obama was going to break barriers as the first black president, as well as stop at nothing to pass his worthless healthcare bill, the Affordable Care Act. Most people thought that G.W. Bush would follow most of the same guidelines as his party and his father who held office previously, which he did. But Donald Trump was the scapegoat of the media as well as many strong political figures, only to prove every…
SW1 Abuse of Presidential Power The abuse of presidential powers have been getting worse and worse over the years. Some say that what the president does is constitutional, some say it’s not. Really, it’s all on how the Constitution is interpreted. For example, the Watergate Scandal that Nixon pulled, or even Obama having open borders and not deporting illegal immigrants.…
In his article, “The Perils of Presidentialism” Juan Linz observe that there are few stable democracies that have presidential systems of government. On the contrary, there are many parliamentary democracies and historically, they have performed better. Three major problems of presidential systems can be deduced from his essay; 1) Dual legitimacy, 2) fixed term, and 3) winner-takes-all logic. After explaining all three problems, this paper argues that winner-takes-all logic is as much applicable to parliamentary systems as it is to presidential systems.…
Presidential Power Studies over the years have shown that presidential power has been on the rise. This happened despite the fact that the last eight presidents have left the office under a cloud. Almost every president’s approval ratings dropped by the end of their terms. This may be happening because the citizens of the United States don’t like the idea of a very powerful president. Yet many aspire to be the president because of the power they receive, since presidency is a unitary institution in the federal government and there is no collective action problem.…
Many historians believe that the power of the President has decreased over time. This assumption usually results from the President’s inability to line item veto, or rejecting individual provisions of a bill. However, after much reevaluation, many other historians argue that the power of the president has increased over time because of his unique powers that he does not share with Congress. A key role model during this increase of power is Andrew Jackson, symbolizing the expandment of presidential authority due to his significant enlargement of the use of vetoes. Mandates, or official orders from the President to do something, also symbolize an independent expansion of presidential power.…
The United States’ national security has been a problem always,but especially now. Our national security has been violated several times in the last two decades and there are things to solve in order to make our country safer. In order to keep our nation safe our new president has to deal with guns,terrorists groups, and other fatal threats. I sure hope our new president focuses on these problems and solve them.…