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How powerful is the American President?
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How powerful is the American President? The Founding fathers of America believed in a separation of powers, a system of checks and balances and a federal system of government. That way power would be diffused and decentralised and tyranny would be avoided. Implicit in the constitution is the principle of checks and balances. This refers to the belief that the founding fathers had that no one branch of the constitutional and government system would dominate the rest. Thus President and congress often have to approve the appointments and actions of each other, with the supreme court in the background protecting the integrity of the constitution. There the president is not all powerful. After Watergate, presidents continue to find it a struggle to assert their authority. Regan's authority was compromised by the "Iran gate" affair; Bush faced criticism for the inadequacy of his domestic policy agenda: and Clinton suffered the defeat of his...
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