Likewise, another characteristic is that the president personally selects his successor in the office. As a president, they must show that if any other person is gonna be the next president, it should be his decision personally to show who they trust, and the people should follow behind that person as well. Additionally, the president must expand his executive power in some way, or uses it to the fullest. Having a president that doesn’t use his power makes him look weak and afraid to show how powerful that person is in their position of the United States. A president that performs an executive power in some way or to the fullest shows to the people that he’s in charge and that anything that wants to get passed has to go through the president. It also makes the American people to not do anything harmful that hurts America for their own gain because the President might use their power to stop it. In the end, a great president will use the executive power to improve America’s life with better laws or veto a bill that hurts the people. Furthermore, a great president uses the …show more content…
Having a president that does something whether it’s winning a major war or abolishing slavery (Oakes, pp. 473), it makes it significant as it provides a clearer and safer path for the future of America. Having a president that does something long-term where it changes Americans views on something that makes everybody come together in a peace helps the next generation to get along together than the past ones. A president must do something significant to help America or that person will be viewed as a filler or just some President that really never mattered to the country. It’s very important to have a president to have some long-term importance as it shows a footprint in American history in not what only they felt was right, but what they stood for on what is making this country
Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He only served 5 years, but was president in the worst period of American history. He did the unthinkable to many people because of the severity of the decision; he emancipated slaves in the United States. This caused him to be dubbed ‘The Great Emancipator’. The nickname he received is an accurate one because it is a major decision that shaped the future of America. This decision was long overdue and he made sure that the prosperity would not have to deal with the issue of slavery separating the government. Additionally, he was able to change the landscape of the war because the North had affected the South’s way of life. He was very bold for declaring that all slaves will be free, but it was for the improvement of America.
It is obvious the president was not given enough power under the Constitution. This is in part because Article II of the Constitution was written in a short period of time with little thought. Many presidents have had to make unclear decisions with little information about the circumstance in the Constitution and the president is beginning to take over the government due to increasing implied powers. However the president’s power has recently proven that it has outgrown the constitution and is swiftly evolving. The Constitution gave the president broad but vague powers, including the authorization to appoint judges and other officials with the Senate’s consent, veto bills, lead the military as commander and chief and make sure “that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Many of these powers however are shared with the Legislative Branch, and cause conflict within the government.
Because of their positions in the government and their resulting influential abilities, presidents are either praised for advancing the nation, criticized for not doing anything to help the country, or even making the country’s situation worse. Their success as president is dependent on the success of the country. People don’t take into consideration the attempts presidents make, but only those things that help or hurt the country. This leaves room for there to be a good president who may not accomplish much and a bad president who may accomplish a lot.
A presidents persona and character are determining factors of a president's policies and ideas. Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was one of the greatest, most influential presidents that there ever was. Theodore Roosevelt made America a stronger and more powerful nation due to all of his careers and achievements in his life.
Abraham Lincoln’s presidency impacted America in various ways, some for the best and others, for worse. Before his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and a state representative. Lincoln wanted to take a higher position in politics so he ran to become a senator in Illinois. Lincoln came in strong and truthful, stating that he was antislavery which wasn’t well liked in the south. His opponent, Douglas, opted for popular sovereignty. Unfortunately for Lincoln, he didn’t win. However Lincoln did benefit a lot from running for senator. Since Lincoln took the chance of running for senator in Illinois it made him know nationwide because of his beliefs which made him the face of moral antislavery. Lincoln believed that slavery is wrong and it shouldn’t be any more however, he wasn’t an extremist or and abolitionist. Lincoln ended up taking his “fame” and running for president of the United States. Many citizens of the United States did not want Lincoln to become president, majority of those people being in the south. Lincoln’s beliefs were not well liked within the southern states. However Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 making him the 16th president of the United States. But with becoming president, Lincoln had to try to keep the United States as one
When the framers created our government over 200 years ago, they were very weary of history repeating itself in regards to the monarchy created by the King of Great Britain. Their concerns about having a president included someone who would gain too much power using it to overthrow the state governments, continue to run for election, or become a tool of the senate. To avoid their fears they allowed congress and the legislative branch to be the first branch of government. Today however, I think Congress has gained more power than the founders ever thought it would. I believe that the president’s perception of power has decreased over time. The powers that the president had at the beginning of our country, and th e powers they have now are very similar. The difference is Americans are more educated and involved in politics than they were before. Today the President not only has to deal with Congress to get anything done, but the people as well. If Americans are unhappy they want the president to hear them, sometimes that means by being close with their congressmen, or by protesting and rioting. Nowadays protests and riots are prodcast everywhere by the media, and if the president ignores them, everyone knows about it. Another reason the presidential office is not as powerful as it once was is that
Although Abraham Lincoln was President over a century ago he is still considered to be one of our greatest Presidents, and his legacy remains important today."
Presidential power has become a hot topic in the media the in recent years. There has been extensive debate about what a president should be able to do, especially without the involvement of Congress and the American people. While this debate has become more publicized since the Bush administration, similar issues of presidential power date back to Truman and the Korean War. As with much of the structure of the U.S. government, the powers of the president are constantly evolving with the times and the executives.
An increase in presidential power is only justified due to the natural expansion of the governmental branches and agencies, and also in the amount of people it governs. But the rapid increase of presidential power over the past century has not been justified, as actions taken by the President in undeclared wars and times of economic crises is in no way justifiable by the Constitution and are therefore undemocratic. This is clearly seen in historical Presidential actions taken, and in how much power the Presidential position has gained over the past course of history. The Framers of the Constitution held a limited government position in mind, with the President being a chief citizen rather than a dictator, but his or her this power increases,
Nothing would be better when President Obama would be at an event and start singing or cracking jokes with the crowd to lighten the mood or to make everybody’s days. During the two terms, he was an amazing president and did so much more than what I have written in this paper.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the greatest Presidents in United States history because of his progressive changes to our country. Every President had an impact on this country but Theodore Roosevelt had a major impact. His actions as President helped America become the wonderful country it is today.
When the Constitution was first written by America’s founding fathers, they intended for the executive branch to serve the nation’s citizenry by keeping their best interests at heart, but stated that in no way should this branch be more powerful than any other—it be constantly checked and balanced by the legislative and judicial branches.. In James Madison’s Federalist Number 48, he states that in a representative republic, “the executive magistracy is carefully limited; both in the extent and the duration of its power” (Federalist #48). The founding fathers never intended for the role of President of the United States of America to become ‘imperialistic’, meaning that the government takes too much control, and is too involved in the affairs of the
Many Presidents over the years have shown greatness through their leadership. Each has shown this in their individual way. It takes the ability to deal with whatever may come up, as far as politics are concerned, and handle it with care. Also it takes making a difference in society instead of just settling for the United States being ok as it is. The extra step that some take, separates the normal from the great. Lyndon B. Johnson was one of the Presidents who stood out by taking the extra step. LBJ showed presidential greatness through passing groundbreaking legislation and improving society.
Even with the very few examples I’ve included, it’s easy to note that every president is given the same powers and it’s up to them if they want to use them or not. Some may use some while other presidents favor others. Powers of the presidents don’t always change and have been used since the Constitution was drawn up. Continuing on from now, each president will continue to use these powers to further keep up with the order amongst the country. The United States depends on the president and needs it in order for its well-being. The country wouldn’t be what it is today without the president of the United States of America.
There are many different qualities people believe a president should contain. For centuries the United States has gone through their fair share of good presidents, and bad ones. Presidential qualities make up whether a president was considered a good leader, or a not so good leader. The three presidential qualities I believe every president should contain are, a strong vision, strong leadership, and has to be a public servant. Many presidents in the past did not have a strong vision and this is why I believe they failed at their presidency.