Do you know what it takes to become president of the United States? Sure, you need to be a citizen and at least be 35 years old, but there are other characteristics that you must have in order to hold this powerful position and make urgent or important decisions for the good of our nation. Do you think you have what it takes to be elected as president of this country? The first two traits that I think are important to become the leader of this democracy would have to be honesty and trustworthiness. Think about it for a minute, our lives and the lives of others are put into the president's hands everyday. We trust him with the verdicts he makes for our behalf. With being left in charge of the government also comes with being honest and learning to gain trust. A president who lies, cheats, and deceives should not be called a president at all. For people like that, the term "president" …show more content…
People have different opinions and views on some of the topics that bills have had within them but were passed anyway, whether we agree with it or not. A once popular topic, the Confederate Flag, was a very controversial subject just last year in 2015. It came about after a man shot up a church in Charleston, South Carolina, after he went on a tangent about race and moreover with emblems of white supremacy as well as the flag. This made the whole country go into an uproar about getting rid of it because some southern states said that it was part of their history. I am pretty sure when the law was passed to ban the flag, the president probably thought it was asinine and ludicrous. He kept an open mind, though, about how some people would react. With that being said, this trait can turn close-minded people into ones who will accept different ideas, other than the thoughts of their own
There are three main character traits that a President should have. Trustworthiness is important because the U.S can't have a president that will lie. The President needs to be able to communicate with the people in order to be a good President. If a President has empathy and compassion then they will know how the people of their country feel.
To start, Obama is contemplating with the issue about the Confederate Flag. His way of dealing with the angulations against the Confederate Flag is to pass a bill, through Congress, stating the banishment of the Confederate Flag. According to the quote from Obama himself, “… President Obama… announced that he was signed into law an executive order banning the manufacturing, distribution, and possession, of Confederate Flag and memorabilia…” (“Obama Signs Order”. Par 1). Accordance to these gestures, is the idea that we, as a nation, have to go through a point in which, we have to ban American history, due to the reasons that our past are coming back into the present and causing unnecessary promotions. This, indeed, is causing our nation, as a whole, to lose some of our values. Secondly, after the Civil war, there was a time in which our country grew from the dark days from segregation and inequality into a better environment for everyone, but, according to the people in South Carolina, these are apparently to be prohibited. According to Obama, We are the people who united this land through equality, therefore, no one should be a target from any organization that will cause harm to them. This is in violation of the 3 rights everyone born in the U.S. has; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (“Obama Signs Order”. Par 2-4). Under this land, we are to be united as one and remain as one as long as whom shall live. In accommodations with the Confederate Flag, America and the people within, are losing values and inanity due to the actions perceived by and with the Confederate Flag. What, honestly, is satisfying about flying the Confederate Flag? The Confederate Flag represents a time in which other people owned other people and where there was no equality. This flag is reminiscing what life was before civil rights. Flying this flag shows that the thought of slavery was okay
A president should be honest at all times being reliable at doing what they say.Otherwise at having courage to do the right thing.All presidents should have kindness,compassion,and forgiveness to other people like us and president.By the way, obey the law at all times and protect the environment for eveyone in the United States.Why presidents should.
A great president must be a person with solid character. He must be honest, trustworthy, and a high level of integrity. The president must be honest so when negotiating with other countries. The president must he keep his word and express that "he means what he says".
Just as the original framers of the constitution established limitations on the government within the Bill of Rights, it is to the utmost importance that the president have term limitations imposed as well. Published by the Los Angeles Times, the article ‘Let Us Limit Presidential Tenure’, urges an amendment be passed by Congress to resolve this issue. Finding this specific passage was no easy task as the tedious process required search terms such as ‘Presidential Terms Constitutional’, ‘Executive Terms of the Presidency’, and ‘Presidential Tradition Broken’ were utilized to find the article. Various topics were found in the database such as public opinion regarding Roosevelt's term, the division between Republicans
Prior to becoming America’s first president, George Washington served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He is known as a great hero and for his wooden dentures. Throughout his life, he was plagued with dental miseries which were first recorded in his diary at the age of 24.i He had numerous dentures, full and partial, but contrary to popular myth, they were not made from wood. They might have looked like wood due to stains from everyday wear, but the dentures were made from materials such as bone, hippopotamus ivory, human teeth, brass, lead, and gold
A person of character will always do the right thing even if it is something they may not agree with.Not anyone can do the job of president and when thinking of characteristics I believe a president should have and what I hope for when voting for a candidate would be honesty,trustworthiness, being accountable for what you say and what you do, accepting of differences,loyal, good communication with the public,respect,and humility.Making government work and providing for a strong national approach to defense and
It is common for presidents to arrive as potential candidates after engaging in other major undertakings, political or otherwise. The third qualification for a president, then, is that they should have an honorable reputation and past history. Tied in with this, is the criterion that the president should have had prior positive leadership experience, where they acted honorably and did not do things such as use bribery or engage in questionable practices. It should also be easy for them to gain the respect of the people.
There will likely never be a perfect president who leads our country; however, many of the presidents who have been elected have had very great qualities that a perfect leader would need. Most presidents have great qualities in one area, but will fail to have those good qualities in other areas of their duties. Many presidents and leaders that were prominent during the second half of the 20th century have at least some of the important qualities that a leader needs. A good leader needs charisma, experience, and diplomacy.
In this paper, I intend to analyse the extent to which the current Labour administration shows the characteristics of a presidential government. To do this, the term presidential' must first be defined. A definition of a presidential government that is generally accepted by political analysts is a system of government in which the powers of the president are constitutionally separate from those of the legislature.' The British system of government is parliamentary and does not match the definition of presidential. Therefore, the question must be answered by looking at the individual features of a presidential government and comparing them with aspects of the Labour
Since the creation of the United States of America, the power of the President has increased dramatically. Specifically, regarding foreign affairs, the power of the President has greatly increased. According to foreign policy specialist Michael Cairo, the Constitution originally gave Congress the majority of war powers. While the formal powers of Congress include the power to declare war, raise and support an army, and regulate commerce, the President was only meant to mainly be Commander in Chief and negotiate treaties in regard to foreign affairs. The President’s role of leading the armed forces may seem like it would give him the authority on all issues regarding foreign affairs, but this power was granted to the President so that he could react quickly if a national emergency occurs. Although Congress was originally given the majority of war powers, Presidents have begun to utilize unilateral authority in the realm of foreign policy. In the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan, the President deployed troops without a declaration of war from Congress.
At the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s historical consecutive terms in office there is going to be a large number of candidates that are vying for the nominations of the respective parties. Due to the constitutional term limits imposed on the President, Obama is barred to seek re-election in 2016. While there are about 10 candidates running for the republicans, there are only two still in the running for the Democratic Party. The way candidates are recognized by their respective parties to become a candidate for the United States Presidency is first by receiving an invitation to compete in the primaries, then being included in the nationwide polls, as well as being on the ballot for at least 75% of all states. At the conclusion of the February 1st caucus there were 3 Democrats and 10 republicans who were still in the Presidential race, since then one Democratic candidate had dropped out.
After a gruelling long primary for both major parties, the Republican and Democratic Parties, Hillary Clinton emerged as the favorite-to-win the 2016 election, and several magazines stating before Election Day that Clinton had already won. On November 8th, Newsweek released “125,000 copies” of magazines with the title of “Madam President: Hillary Clinton’s historic journey to the White House” (Greenslade). During the Democratic Primaries, Hillary Clinton’s campaign had already decided on Tim Kaine to be her Vice-President, and decided whom to pick for her Cabinet. Additionally, Hillary Clinton was endorsed by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and a dozen of other newspapers, and endorsed by hundreds of politicians, celebrities, businessmen, and activists, thus, a great sum of people had confidence that she would win the 2016 Presidential Election (Berke, Harrington). The day before Election Day, pollsters from various organizations, such as New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, and the Huffington Post, predicted Hillary Clinton would win the Presidency of the United States by overwhelming margins, such as 85%, 71%, and 98% respectively. (Katz).
Although it is often said that the President of the United States holds the most powerful office in the world, this does not mean that he is able to decide very much for himself. The American Constitution, which was adapted in 1789, clearly states the Separation of Powers. Thus, the president makes up only one third of the government, namely the executive branch. He is also controlled by a complex system of checks and balances, which makes sure that he (or any of the other branches, for that matter) does not become too powerful. We will now have a look at the different problems which may be facing a recently elected president, and then discuss to what extent his powers are important.
First and foremost, thank you for being here in support of the student government association. I want to thank our amazing dean Edina for encouraging me to run for vice president of SGA. Many people have asked me why I am running for vice president. Would you ask a fifth grader if he is going to go to the 6th grade? No right because they have to keep going to the next level. Ever since I came to the University of Bridgeport, I constantly looked for ways to become more involved and to keep having an impact in the university. Every year, here at the University of Bridgeport I am involved in something new. Whether it's being an OL, President of a Club or even starting a chapter/club which is known as the food recovery network, with the help of my peers. The food recovery network have recovered more than 300 pounds of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.