Our government is an intricate system when the power is spread “equally”. We vote every four years for a new or returning president. Now whenever something goes wrong in our nation everyone turn to the president and blames him. But is it really his fault does he carry the most power in our nation. Congress does play a big role in our government. But which position carry more power or are they equal? Congress is made up of 535 people, 100 from the U.S. Senate and 435 from the House of Representatives. The qualification for each are different but they are very from are kind of similar. To be in the U.S. Senate you must be “30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and at the time of election, be a resident of the state” (Tim
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The president has power to sign or decline legislation, command armed forces, write opinions of his cabinet, adjourn congress, grant and reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassador.
Now both parts of our government are very important but many people say "the American president is the most powerful person in the world." Which is completely incorrect, congress has way more power than the president. For instance congress can declare war and the president only gets to command the military after the war is declared. Congress controls our money and you can’t have a nation without money.
But this may have been for a reason because if the president had too much power that could be bad. “Almost certainly, the founders intended Congress to have more important powers than the President and the Supreme Court. However, they placed many checks and balances on the legislature that have prevented absolute power in the hands of one branch” (UShistory.org) One person in control of the government leads to dictatorships. Which is not what our founding fathers worked so hard to
The president has power to sign or decline legislation, command armed forces, write opinions of his cabinet, adjourn congress, grant and reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassador.
Now both parts of our government are very important but many people say "the American president is the most powerful person in the world." Which is completely incorrect, congress has way more power than the president. For instance congress can declare war and the president only gets to command the military after the war is declared. Congress controls our money and you can’t have a nation without money.
But this may have been for a reason because if the president had too much power that could be bad. “Almost certainly, the founders intended Congress to have more important powers than the President and the Supreme Court. However, they placed many checks and balances on the legislature that have prevented absolute power in the hands of one branch” (UShistory.org) One person in control of the government leads to dictatorships. Which is not what our founding fathers worked so hard to