Executive Office of the President of the United States

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    Federal Government The United States of America government is called the federal government and is the republic of the fifty states which constitute the United States. It also constitutes the capital districts and several other territories. Now the government is made up of three different branches and they are the Executive, Legislature, and the Judicial. Those powers are all vested by the US constitution which is in the congress, the president, and also the federal court that also includes the

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    The Role of the President is multifaceted he is both the head of state and head of The United States government, he is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The term of office is 8 years and a President may not serve more than 2 terms. Article 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America deems that the President is Head of State, responsible for execution as well as enforcement of laws which are created by Congress. The president has the power to sign legislation into law and

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    Presidents of the United States of America have been around since the country became it’s own. Each president is given certain responsibilities and rights. Presidential power is listed in the Constitution but since then, there’s been room for more responsibilities to come into play. The powers exercised in the modern world surpass those included in the Constitution. Today, the president has a number of offices and departments serving under him. These institutions help keep the government together

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    the way up through Texas’ executive power. The Federal Government, under the authority of the U.S. Constitution has a comparatively strong centralized form of government. The plural executive in Texas and the Executive of the United States are vastly different in principle and policy. This paper will explain what the plural executive is and how it works in Texas, compare it to the U.S. Executive branch, and explain why the plural executive was created. Texas is a state that prefers a limited style

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    Checks And Balances Essay

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    When the United States constitution was written by the founding fathers almost 238 years ago, the first three articles outlined both the powers and limitations of the three branches of government. In Article 2 of the constitution, the duties of the President, the Executive branch, are defined and the system of checks and balances are explained. These checks and balances are the Congress and the Supreme Court. Our founding fathers designed the constitution specifically so that no one branch of the

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    A President can not overcome the various checks and balances of the Constitution without violating its design of limited power. By definition, if the executive branch can bypass the authority of the other branches then it enjoys unlimited power. If a President acts outside the powers designated to their office, then they act without the authority of the Constitution. The Constitution outlines the roles of the three branches in the government of the United States. The powers to make laws, declare

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    The United States Federal system of government has three branches that have different functions in governing the people. The Legislative, Judicial, and executive branches of government are all powerful at different times and in different situations. The framers of the U.S Constitution of the new US Federal Government intended that all branches of the government are subject to a system of “Checks and Balances”. The system of “Checks and Balances” are meant that each branch can apply influence or deny

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    Albert Jian PLSC 210 11AM Prompt 2 April 11th, 2016 Professor Armitage Expanding Powers of Presidency The President is regarded as the most powerful individual in the United States government nowadays, with powers expressed in the constitution or congressional act, inferred from the constitution, or assumed by himself. While the executive branch appears the most powerful at current times, most framers had thought that legislative branch would possess the most power. In The Federalist No. 51, James

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    About the United States Without a Constitution? How would America be without the constitution? Without the constitution, America would have a tyranny. What is tyranny? Tyranny is when one supreme ruler who takes all the power for themselves. Philadelphia 1787 is the city and the year the Constitution was written in. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were the reason why the Constitution of the United states of America written. The Constitution of the United States of America

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    Executive orders have been an influential part of America dating back to George Washington. There are now more than 1300 numbered executive orders since the early 1900s. Not including the ones unnumbered, lost, or not on record (Mott, Ph.D. Jonathan D.). Executive orders influence and affect the executive branch, the Constitution, presidents, and our personal opinion. An executive order is a "presidential directive to a federal government agency or agencies that implement or interpret a federal

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