The President is elected every four years not by the people directly but by the College of Electors.
Who ever gets the majority of citizens votes in a state gets the electors of that state and who ever gets the most electors wins. We have been doing it that way since Washington. The President Must be at least 35 years old; A natural born Citizen (Historically that has been taken to mean Born in the USA) and have lived in the USA at least 14 years before election.
The President has several jobs all balanced by Congress.
A: The President is commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, yet unless the country is in such danger as to not allow delay, Congress must issue the authority before the President can act and the money to pay for the salary of the troops and the beans and bullets MUST come from Congress.
B. The President is the head of the executive dept which includes the DOJ the FBI the CIA the NSA the DHS etc. Yet the money must again come from Congress and the laws passed by congress guides what the President may or may not do with those depts.
C. The President can pass EOs and sign EA as for example Mr Obama did; but if they cost money Congress can withhold funds. Granted the President appoints federal judges and Dept heads and can negotiate treaties but again the Senate must agree.
D. The President can pressure the Congress by the use of the Veto or he or she may appeal directly to the American People as FDR did with Fireside chats and Mr Trump does with his Tweets and the People if they agree can pressure the Congress. But Congress can also speak to the people.
E.The President is also the head of his or her political party. Since 1917 and more so since 1945; The American president has taken the place of the British Prime Minister as the head of the richest and most powerful nation on Earth..When he or she speaks people listen.
F. The Federal courts by tradition have the power to block the actions of the president.
You will have noted by now that the president while a person of power has that power balanced by the Congress as set up by the Constitution and by tradition by the Federal Court system
This "GIDLOCK" is not an accident.
The writers of the Constitution feared that a president might think himself or herself a monarch and set up a system to balance that power.
President in theory .Monday
Who ever gets the majority of citizens votes in a state gets the electors of that state and who ever gets the most electors wins. We have been doing it that way since Washington. The President Must be at least 35 years old; A natural born Citizen (Historically that has been taken to mean Born in the USA) and have lived in the USA at least 14 years before election.
The President has several jobs all balanced by Congress.
A: The President is commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, yet unless the country is in such danger as to not allow delay, Congress must issue the authority before the President can act and the money to pay for the salary of the troops and the beans and bullets MUST come from Congress.
B. The President is the head of the executive dept which includes the DOJ the FBI the CIA the NSA the DHS etc. Yet the money must again come from Congress and the laws passed by congress guides what the President may or may not do with those depts.
C. The President can pass EOs and sign EA as for example Mr Obama did; but if they cost money Congress can withhold funds. Granted the President appoints federal judges and Dept heads and can negotiate treaties but again the Senate must agree.
D. The President can pressure the Congress by the use of the Veto or he or she may appeal directly to the American People as FDR did with Fireside chats and Mr Trump does with his Tweets and the People if they agree can pressure the Congress. But Congress can also speak to the people.
E.The President is also the head of his or her political party. Since 1917 and more so since 1945; The American president has taken the place of the British Prime Minister as the head of the richest and most powerful nation on Earth..When he or she speaks people listen.
F. The Federal courts by tradition have the power to block the actions of the president.
You will have noted by now that the president while a person of power has that power balanced by the Congress as set up by the Constitution and by tradition by the Federal Court system
This "GIDLOCK" is not an accident.
The writers of the Constitution feared that a president might think himself or herself a monarch and set up a system to balance that power.
President in theory .Monday
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