Neither of these ideas came to be and if they did the system of government in the United States today would be more like parliamentary system of European governments. In order to ensure that the presidency would be a separate entity from Congress it was proposed that the elections be direct, however, that idea was also rejected in favor of the electoral college system in which “voters would cast their ballots for competing slates of electors, who would in turn cast their electoral votes for …show more content…
In comparison to 1789, during the presidency of George Washington, the first president, the office of the President is more important and centralized than it was then. In 1789, Washington’s presidency consisted of four cabinet members and sixteen officials within his administration. Today, the current president has 15 cabinet members and approximately 1,800 staff members working below him. He also appoints over 4,000 top government officials within the administrative agencies that directly report to