President of the United States

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The paper relates that the US President is the head of state of the United States, the chief executive of the federal government, as well as the commander in chief of the US armed forces. As such, the paper reveals that he is probably the most powerful person in the world. He wields considerable powers derived from the US constitution, the super-power status of the US and the influence and prestige of his office. The paper details the many roles the President plays in leading the country, such as his legislative and judicial role. The paper explains that the office of the US Presidency has evolved over the years and is no more the same as envisaged by the country's founding fathers.

From the Paper:

"From the time of the first US President (George Washington) to the end of the 19th century, the presidency had a limited role restricted mainly to the execution of policies made by the Congress. As the US became a world and industrial power in the 20th century, a stronger presidency was required for managing the country's foreign policy and its growing domestic economy. The Great Depression of the 1930s and the Second World War saw a further expansion of the President's role--a role that persists to date. Apart from the force of circumstances--industrialization, war, depression, terrorist attacks etc., certain strong presidents, e.g., Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt helped to expand the powers of the office by the force of their personalities and decisive actions at appropriate times."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "George W. Bush." From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 2006. November 20, 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush>
• Greenberg, Edward S. and Benjamin I. Page. The Struggle for Democracy. Fifth Edition Longman Publishers: New York, 2004
• "Powers of the President of the United States." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2006. November 20, 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States>

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