President of the United States(POTUS) - Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander-In-Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party, Chief Guardian of the Economy. It seems the person who holds this position is the most powerful person in the world. But, as the pioneers of modern democracy, has the United States’ stripped the position of it’s power in it’s attempt to realize a perfect system of checks and balances? Or has the spike in executive duties given the President far too broad a purview? In a constantly evolving society, the role of the government and of the President are constantly changing causing sharp conflict between those who believe the President holds too little or too much power.
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“The modern presidency is something of a media invention, partly out of convenience – we need a protagonist, a character through which to tell the story of American politics” (Achenbach). There is no argument that the President hold enormous influence on the nation and the world. By going public the President can gather support directly from citizens for a certain law, bill, treaty, war, etc., and while he or she might not be able to rally the entire nation in his or her favor, an address from the President has a tremendous pull on the nation or will at least get the world talking. But when it comes to policy making, the President influence is much more limited. For example, although the President can institute executive orders, these orders can be overturned by congressional hearing, judicial review, or the next president in office. Even the President’s check on Congress, a Presidential veto, can then be reversed by a two thirds majority vote in congress. So while the President does have power, in almost every case, that power is limited in one way or
Often called the Leader of the Free …show more content…
“The modern presidency is something of a media invention, partly out of convenience – we need a protagonist, a character through which to tell the story of American politics” (Achenbach). There is no argument that the President hold enormous influence on the nation and the world. By going public the President can gather support directly from citizens for a certain law, bill, treaty, war, etc., and while he or she might not be able to rally the entire nation in his or her favor, an address from the President has a tremendous pull on the nation or will at least get the world talking. But when it comes to policy making, the President influence is much more limited. For example, although the President can institute executive orders, these orders can be overturned by congressional hearing, judicial review, or the next president in office. Even the President’s check on Congress, a Presidential veto, can then be reversed by a two thirds majority vote in congress. So while the President does have power, in almost every case, that power is limited in one way or