Presidential Power Essay

Since America’s founding, our nation has been led by 43 Commander-in-Chiefs, each on bringing their own way of leading into history. There has been mistakes made, and there have been great triumphs, but no matter what our country has faced we look to one person to lead us, making the job of being President of the United States perhaps the most fulfilling and demanding job. However, over the past presidency and our current, the American people have seemingly become increasingly frustrated with our leaders, both in Congress, and our leader in the oval office. Why have we become so discontent with our president? With correlation of increased public disapproval, there has also been an observance that presidential power over the past and current presidencies as stretched beyond its constitutional limits. Throughout America’s history, we have seen a growth in presidential power, but until the
America, and even the world, has come to look upon the president as being all powerful and being able to do, essentially, whatever he needs to do to get what he wants. Thus, since the president has such power, he has the ability to get done what we ask him to, and we expect him now to do this. For example what is one common thing we see in presidential candidate today? They all make promises. Some promises that they know may be impossible, and that as president, they will not have the power to constitutionally make happen. Yet, the American people hear these promises and expect it to happen. Perhaps, why the people become so frustrated is because that they hold strong to these promises and expectations, and when the president fails at delivering it, the people see it has the president not doing his job like he is supposed