The leadership of the Presidency has been the focus of many United States citizens for a while. Many people question its role in our society and debate whether the President has too much power, too little power, or just the right amount of power. The President has many things he’s supposed to do, and powers he can utilize. All of these things considered, I think that the President has too much power. Although the President has 6 major roles, I will only be discussing the reasons why the president has too much power as a Party Leader, Legislative Leader, Executive Chief, and Diplomatic Chief.
As a Party Leader, the President is supposed to positively represent all of the interests of his party, raise money, help party members get elected, and achieve various party priorities. It is very easy to take advantage of some of your powers, in order to gain attention and popularity. For example, the President has almost unlimited access to media. This allows he/she to communicate with the world whenever they wish, whether it’s through T.V. programs, magazine articles, or the radio. This power can be very easy to abuse if the President isn’t careful. It’s possible that people could get angry if their T.V. show is cancelled, because the President wants to be featured instead. Therefore, the President has to be …show more content…
in relationships with other nations, and set the tone and direction of foreign policy. An executive power is an international agreement that’s not a formal treaty and is made by the executive branch of the U.S. government, without ratification from the Senate. This is an easy way for the President to make an agreement, very similar to a formal treaty, but the main difference is that a formal treaty needs ratification from the Senate. The President shouldn’t be allowed to do this, because it creates a loophole that allows them to ultimately reach the same goal, but not to get the Senate
As a Party Leader, the President is supposed to positively represent all of the interests of his party, raise money, help party members get elected, and achieve various party priorities. It is very easy to take advantage of some of your powers, in order to gain attention and popularity. For example, the President has almost unlimited access to media. This allows he/she to communicate with the world whenever they wish, whether it’s through T.V. programs, magazine articles, or the radio. This power can be very easy to abuse if the President isn’t careful. It’s possible that people could get angry if their T.V. show is cancelled, because the President wants to be featured instead. Therefore, the President has to be …show more content…
in relationships with other nations, and set the tone and direction of foreign policy. An executive power is an international agreement that’s not a formal treaty and is made by the executive branch of the U.S. government, without ratification from the Senate. This is an easy way for the President to make an agreement, very similar to a formal treaty, but the main difference is that a formal treaty needs ratification from the Senate. The President shouldn’t be allowed to do this, because it creates a loophole that allows them to ultimately reach the same goal, but not to get the Senate