The president's responsibility is not to the individual, but to the country as a whole. He has to make decisions based on what will be best for the whole nation. The reason a president's legislative proposal might receive strong public support from the nation and still ecounter opposition in Congress is that each congress member is looking to benefit his or her state, not the nation as a whole. Therefore, a president's proposal might receive support from many people around the nation and it might benefit the nation as a whole, but it could hurt certain indvidual states. This one reason why a president's legislative proposal could receive strong public support from around the nation and still encounter opposition in Congress. The president also
