The President of the United States of America

The president, who is the head of the executive branch, is elected by the entire nation and serves four years. According to article II of the Constitution the president has the power of execution and enforcement of laws passed by the congress, choose cabinet members and officials, he is the head of state and the commander and chief of the armed forces. The vice president is also a part of the executive branch and is a position to take presidency in case something happened to the president. In contrast, the judicial branch officials are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. In article three of the constitution the judicial branch is established and to let the congress to determine the judicial structure, the jurisdiction of the federal courts and the number of Supreme Court Justices.

Moe and Howell point out that the Founders of the Constitution had agreed on an incomplete contract that does not explicitly state what decisions should be made under all current and future contingencies, but builds a governing structure consisting of the president, Congress, and the courts. It also shares powers among them, specifies procedures for public decision-making, and offers a framework of rules that allows leaders to make public decisions as well as handle any contingencies that may come up. The authors then explain that the three branches would fight with each other

Throughout the years we have had some great United States presidents and some terrible ones. When we elect a president, we want someone who will improve our country and stabilize our economy. However, many presidents do not accomplish this during their term and end up causing the opposite effect to happen. One president who is on the list of presidents that made the country worse and our economy decline is George W. Bush. He was the United States president from 2001 to 2009. George W. Bush was one of the worst United States presidents for many reasons, but the top three on my long list are first and foremost his decision to start the war on Iraq, second his support of the Military Commissions Act, and last but not least his handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

The framers of the constitution did many things that limited the power of the president by creating impeachment, checks and balances, executive privilege, and allowing the legislature to declare war. However they gave the president too much power because they allow the president to court packing, they allow him to announce important events to the public, and allowing presidents to issue many executive orders. A president must be at least thirty five years old, a natural born citizen, and live in the United states (U.S.) for at least 14 years. The president is allowed to serve four year terms when he or she is elected.

During America's most consequential wars, the United States government has restricted civil liberties of the American people despite the nation’s strong rooted foundation for preserving every citizen’s rights. When danger is an ever present factor for the nation due to war or conflict restrictions are often placed on some of the most basic freedoms and liberties. Perfect balancing of these restrictions is vital to the countries wellbeing. One of the most well-known examples of this type of restraint is Abraham Lincoln’s precedent of suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus and issuing martial law. Lincoln’s actions clearly violated the rights of the people that are guaranteed to them under the Constitution. While out of context it wouldn’t

In actuality their interpretations differed on the source, purpose and limitations of their Constitutional powers effectually placing Lincoln’s actions as inspiration rather than precedent. Specifically, Lincoln’s source of broad executive powers was derived from the Constitution in defense of the Constitution. His executive authority encroached on existing federal powers previously not bestowed to the Presidency. His encroachments were intended to be temporary war measures and were necessary to save the constitutional government of the union. This was a temporary suspension supported by Locke’s social compact theory which influenced the writing of the Constitution. Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation both showed Constitutional restraint by applying the order only to enemy combatants as well as by enumerating the reinstatement of elections in the south on re-admittance into the Union. This placed the ultimate authority within the Constitution. Lincoln’s original insistence to follow the fugitive slave Act as President shows that in a time of peace Lincoln would have followed the law until the issue was ‘fully settled’ by appropriate avenues within the existing constitution to change national policy. In contrast Roosevelt saw the Constitution as a flawed document and believed a higher purpose required him to act. His power originated

As well as those explicitly granted by Article II of the United States constitution. The constitution assigned the power to hold the office during the term of four years, commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the US and other states, and constitution says, must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” To Cary out this responsibility, he or she presides over the executive branch of federal government. Most of all to be qualified to become a president, as directed by the constitution a present candidate must be natural born citizen of the United States, resident for 14 years and 35 years of age or older.

However, the power of the presidency arises from both express powers and applied powers under the US Constitution. In discussing the express powers of the presidency, we must first look to the express language of the US Constitution. The President is defined, among his duties, to be the commander in chief of the military. This means that everyone within the armed services must look to the President as the ultimate military authority.

Under the Constitution the federal government can unquestionably suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus if the public safety requires it during times of rebellion or invasion. The issue is whether Congress or the president holds this power. Historical perspective on that issue in the context of the Civil War requires a study of the actions of Congress and the president, Lincoln 's defense of his suspensions of the writ, and presidential and congressional dealings with and reactions to each other. The relationship between Lincoln and Congress, like the power of suspension, has received limited historical attention, with the only extensive treatment a 1907 article by University of Wisconsin professor George Sellery.

Describe the different constitutional powers of the president: Some of these rights include executive powers within the central section of the law. The President’s responsibilities are to control the nation affairs and all the urgencies of the national government. Also, he also gives commands, rules, and instructions to enforce the law upon different civil agencies in the country without the approval of parliament. The President has the power to make rules when presented and already implemented in the bill from the Congress. He can sign and pass a bill into law. If he opposes the bill, it goes back to the Senate for amendments. Appointment privileges. The United States President appoints over six thousand new federal seats before he is sworn in. Interviews range from the top ranks officials to white house staff members. Appointments by the President follow the advice of the Senate. Foreign matters powers, per the constitution, the President is entirely responsible for maintaining different relationships with other countries. He appoints ambassadors to represents the nations as per the directives of the Senate. He also manages the international links via the secretary appointed to serve the country. Powers during emergencies is not well expressed in the constitution, but the leader has the authority to act in cases of emergencies facing the country. Executive rights are the constitution grants that the president’s powers to keep certain information about the nation from

However with all the power that the President possesses there are also many limits set on him, including the length of time he is allowed to hold his job. However the President who runs the entire country, is appointed by the states.

There have been forty-four Presidents of the United States and most people can only name a few. One of the lesser known presidents is known as John Quincy Adams who was President from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829. His fame may have been enriched by the fact that he was the first son of a president to become president. “Quincy” as he was called to avoid any confusion with his father John Adams, was one of the most qualified people to ever be elected into the White House. His six years (one term) in office saw both success and failure. John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State had quite a few successes, but also had several failures as President; however, his Presidency led to the most successful post-Presidency in the history of the United States.

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows

On September 11, 2001, America was attacked by terrorists. Before this traumatic event, one could not even imagine someone doing such a thing. When this event occurred everyone had been unaware and continuing their daily activities only to be stopped by this life changing news. The president at the time was George W. Bush. Doing day to day activities like the rest of us, he was reading to a second grade class that bright Tuesday morning. Upon hearing about the news, he was utterly shocked along with the rest of America. At approximately 8:40 p.m., which is around 12 hours after the event, he gave a speech to address this horrendous event. President Bush had successfully created a sense of unity and security throughout the country with his speech by using ethos, pathos, logos, tone and imagery.

Ever since the beginning of time there has been a government. As mankind evolved so did the forms of government. Ancient Rome was a dictatorship, a form of government where one person was in charge. Great Britain was a Monarchy, a form of government where a royal family is in charge of the country. America is a Republic, a system of government were elected officials to make decisions for the people. It is that time again in America where the American people get to elect a new official, which America does every four years, for the task of being the President of the United States of America. The people have the honor of picking from the fantastic politicians who are running for it. President Barack Obama has made some bad decisions, but he