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Lack Of Presidential Power In The United States

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A unitary executive is a presidential executive that has total and complete control of the executive branch and related agencies. (Lau, T., & Johnson, L., 2014) Personally, I believe there are times when a president needs to go ahead and execute his presidential powers, yet I do not believe he or she should use these powers without the knowledge of the two main other branches of the government. The reason I feel that most presidential decisions should be run by the senate and by congress is to make sure that the decision’s being made are in the best interest of our country, as well as making sure that all aspects are looked at to make sure there may not be a better way to handle the issue or issues at hand. I find it so hard to believe that …show more content…

It is being said that the president is stripping power away from other branches of the government which in turn creates democratic weaknesses. Page 2 It is understood that the US constitution actually limits the power of the president, or uses his or her power in the wrong fashion. When the constitution was written 200 years ago, the world was so different. The scope of presidential power then is so different than what it is today. The power of our president today is not just in our country, his or her power effects countries all over the world. Just think at a moment’s notice our president can wage war on any city anywhere. (Scholastic.com, n.d.) Over the years it seems the power of the president has grown and some feel that presidential power should be at the same level as congress. This in turn would serve as a check and balance system. Personally, I feel this level of power would better suit our country, and leave it less vulnerable to possible irrational decisions. (Scholastic.com, n.d.) On the other hand our president should not be a weak indecisive president either. If this were to be the case many countries would take advantage of the situation when they could, and this could lead to our own countries devastation. ( Scholastic.com,

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